Sintered/Organic?

- seb said:

Hmmm, I ordered 4 sets of pads for my Formula The Ones the other day, and thought what I currently had were Organics, so ordered them again. Now they've arrived I see my mistake, they're black instead of gold, the ones I'm using at the moment must be Sintereds.

I THINK organics normally have more power but don't last as long, is that right? I just wanted to check.

How will these compare? I don't mind if they don't last as long, but if they're going to have less power then I'll switch them to sintereds.

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It depends a bit on the compound, but as a general rule, sintered pads have more power than the organics, AND they last longer, as well as being much nicer in the wet (and slower-wearing in particular). EBC reds are comparable to golds in terms of power, but they last nowhere NEAR as long. The disadvantages are noise (occasionally) and that due to their higher mechanical friction (less energy dispersed by breaking chemical bonds between molecules), they tend to run hotter and overheat easier than organics. If you're not a heavyweight, and/or you are capable of avoiding dragging the brakes, sintered pads are unquestionably the way to go. If you have trouble with pads getting glazed over (which is normally the cause of brakes just losing power over time) then organics or semi-metallics might be what you're after.

For sinthered I'd go rather goodridge than EBC. Run EBC's for some time and I've had less issues with goodridge plus they last longer.

It really depends on the specific organic compound, I've ridden compounds that have more bite than full sintered pads, as well as plenty that sucked altogether. Having tried them back to back lately, the organics (or semi-sintereds, rather) are much harder to glaze, however they don't work too well in the wet.

Basically, it's a compromise either way - I'd suggest trying them and deciding for yourself which you prefer.

norbar said:

For sinthered I'd go rather goodridge than EBC. Run EBC's for some time and I've had less issues with goodridge plus they last longer.

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I agree 100%

Udi said:

It really depends on the specific organic compound, I've ridden compounds that have more bite than full sintered pads, as well as plenty that sucked altogether. Having tried them back to back lately, the organics (or semi-sintereds, rather) are much harder to glaze, however they don't work too well in the wet.

Basically, it's a compromise either way - I'd suggest trying them and deciding for yourself which you prefer.

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would you recommend definitely sanding down the rotor between each compound?

I briefly ran the organics in my Saints and was horrified by how grabby they were. And they wore out FAST. The sintereds didn't overheat at Psychosis so I see no reason to use anything else.

You do know organic pads are usually lighter, right? irate2: