Mountain Bike Brake Pads Metal Vs Resin

Organic brake pads organic resin shimano brake pads with aluminum cooling fins.

Mountain bike brake pads metal vs resin. After suffering several rides with horrible brake fading the pads and the metal spring between them melted and became one piece. The resin pads retail for around 30 and the metal pads retail for roughly 40. Some riders prefer the on off near immediate bite of metal brakes pads. I ve swapped back and forth between ice tech resin and metallic pads recently with my saints.

Sintered organic and semi metal. Organic brakes pads also referred to as resin or semi metallic brake pads are made from a mixture of fibers held together with a resin. Others lean toward resin s more modulated feel which allows you to ramp up power at a more measured. Deciding which type of pad is right for you comes down to personal preference.

Sintered pads are sometimes called metal or metallic. Each of these three compounds has their own benefits and disadvantages. Well they do work and i learned that in practice. I prefer the initial bite of the resin pads and they re completely silent.

Organic pads are sometimes called resin. Their is no perfect brake pad for every rider or type of riding. Also the calibers look like burnt and their paint chipped off. My ingenius lbs replaced my road bike s ice tech pads with standard ones and i didn t notice.

Shimano usa can be contacted at 949 951 5003. It also increases the weight about a third of an ounce per pair. I usually only descend 1000 or so at a time so no crazy sustained downhill runs. Metal and resin brake pads feel slightly different in their power delivery and modulation.