Brake pads

[steve mercier]

I want to plug these finned brake pads. I have had them on my front wheel for about 3 months now and I love them better than Shimano Deore XT. https://www.koolstop.eu/catalog/disc-pads/aero-kool/

 

[rich c]

Do you do a lot of downhill racing? Hard to imagine the heat sink that far away from the pad makes that much difference.

 

[steve mercier]

Do you do a lot of downhill racing? Hard to imagine the heat sink that far away from the pad makes that much difference.

I do not ever race but I slog a heavy bike up and down 18% undulating gravel trails where one side is a cliff with a 500 metre drop ( see Trans Canada trail ,north side of SFU on Burnaby mountain etc. ). They have a satisfying feel and sound when they do their job that inspires confidence. Try them and you will like them. My rotors have become almost silent after a long descent which I assume means that they are not getting as hot.

 

[steve mercier]

Have you ever experienced brake fade?
I have on my motorcycle, and it was pretty damn scary because it felt like somebody sprayed WD40 on the rotor.

The bike had organic pads, which is quieter but not as heat resistant.
I switched to sintered pad, no heat problem after that.

For ebikes, I actually tested one of Shimano resin pads (which isn't that heat resistant, obviously) , I purposely went a looong downhill and applied brake all the way, while pedaling to heat the brake up even more.
In the end, after several attempts, I didn't have a problem of brake fade.
So my guess is that ebikes do not typically have heat fade issues. It never got slippery. But that's only my experience.
So I went ahead and bought a bulk of Shimano resin pads on AliExpress.

One irony I found on your link though, they're using organic pads (least heat resistant pads) to cool down with that big fins. If heat was their concern, why not use sintered pads?

Oh yeah I had a 63 dodge dart with drum brakes that scared the pants off me. It faded so badly at the bottom of a long hill that I had to run the intersection with my kids in the car....yikes. As far as your question about metallic vs organic pads goes , I only know I love these pads.