I did a bit of research on this last night as I was getting a bit confused.
Metal = Sintered = high heat generation / long life
Semi-metallic = Organic = short(ish) life, but low heat generation
Metal are not recommended for DH, which is why JD might have been struggling yesterday with pump up, but I didnt really equate yesterday's riding to heavy braking / DH type conditions...... Hmmmm maybe JD has the ghost of Kev in his system again?!
This is a useful summary:
http://www.fibrax.com/moreinfo.php?cat=12
I, however, have metal/sintered on mine and they seem to be OK (they do say that can make a difference whose pads you use - I have just ordered one set of fibrax sintered to try from CRC). We will see - got to be better than the 1mm of pad I have left at the moment!!!!
Any other make a supposed to be better than shimano (and cheaper) so I will see. After ordering it looks like EBC might have been the best, but I will see how I get on.....
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Yeah I agree, yesterday didnt have alpine descents. Think my brakes have been kevd!I will ring him and see what he suggests.
EBC are regarded as the best. Couldnt see them for my bike on chain reaction. Will have a look elsewhere
My rear brake has been seriously overheating. I cleaned my bike earlier and I noticed that the backing of the pads has changed colour in places. That only happens with alot of heat.
Also been thinking about running soft pads on my le toy. Should get more bite for stalls etc
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