VRX - Sintered Compound

These are the sintered pads which are a bit noisy compared to organic but for off roading and wet weather far superior, as to other reviews saying they're really thicker than other pads I didn't find this to be true, not sure if others didn't push the pistons back enough or have really thick disks ?I have tektro auriga m290 brakes on mine, perfect fit,and the space between the pads when fitted was 3 mm which is more than enough for my disk to fit between without rubbing.Performance wise these are amazing they grab really well and don't feel they lose power through the descent I'm 16 stone and on a 29er. will by again

Purchased these pads back in May 2012 as a spare set for the Deore mechanical front brake on my Airnimal Joey Sport. Finally fitted them in December 2012 when the Shimano original pads wore out.They have now been in use for 4 weeks (200 miles) of town and city riding - mostly flat roads and gentle hills, but with frequent stopping for lights and junctions.The good points:- Good price- Stopping performance is very good- Pad wear seems lowBUT, the bad points:- On installation the spring provided did not quite clear the outer edge of the rotor, resulting in slight rubbing between disc and spring. I cleaned up and re-using the spring from the previous pads instead.- After around 2 weeks the pads became increasingly noisy, producing a screech under moderate or heavy braking that would put a London black cab to shame.- Rotor wear seems to have accelerated - I am sure it is more marked then I installed these pads.I have now gone back to some Shimano resin pads which I hope will resolve these problems.

Great braking power and so far not as noisy as my last sintered pads in the rain.Didn't come with pins/clips to hold them in so had to salvage my old ones, not a major problem but if mine had snapped I would have had to source more so they lose a star for that

Excellent value and performance over the standard Shimano pads. Using them with Hope floating rotors as a cheap upgrade until I fit Hope brakes to my bike. Not too noisy, take a bit of time to bed in compare to resin pads but worth the wait.

They seem OK at first but vibrate after a while. Discs were squeaky clean, no pun intended, before fitting new pads. Swapped pads, left to right and vibrations stopped for a bit but came back. I belive vibrations are caused by pads being slightly too small, allowing them to oscillateur within the caliper.

I tried these sintered pads after coming from resin and I must say that the braking force is noticeably stronger with sintered. However even after sanding and cleaning rotors with isopropanol these sintered pads have an inherent "metal on metal" noise after a short while. This then develops into a different screeching noise then resin. I wouldn't recommend these if you need less chance of screeching than resin.Furthermore, when I ordered 2 packs I got one brand new and the other pack was opened and retaped back up. That retaped one screeched after a week. The new one screeched after about 1.5 months.

Had these before they work great and they last a long time.

Great pads loads of bite

Montowałem klocki do zacisku shimano. Są nieco grubsze niż oryginały, z tego powodu trudno je wyregulować, aby nie tarły. Hamują ok, ale są bardzo głośne (piszczą), modulacja jest tez gorsza niż w metalicznych shimano.

plaquettes de frein haut de gamme qui freine très fort elles ne font pas beaucoup de bruit je vais voir si elle tiennent la distance niveau kilométrage.

I should of read the other review on these before i purchased. These are thicker than shimano pads, therefore they rub/drag on your rotor, and are VERY grabby. I've put about 40+ miles on these pads and they STILL drag. and when i say drag, it is very noticeable when spinning the wheel in the air.I will taking these off and most likely throwing them in the garbage and replacing them with original Shimano brand pads like I should of done in the first place.

Als Ersatz für unzureichende Shimano- Beläge auf einem 24Zoll- Fahrrad wurden diese Beläge ausgewählt, obwohl der Preis um einiges höher ausfällt als bei Shimano- Belägen - wobei es noch teurere gibt.Nach mehreren Kilometern Fahrt stellte sich heraus, dass die Bremswirkung mit einer weißen Shimano 115er- Bremse auf Ice-tec-Scheiben ungleich besser ausfiel als vorher.Es sind ansonsten keine Auffälligkeiten zu verzeichnen.Somit wird auch die Vorderbremse damit ausgerüstet und der Kauf empfohlen.

Es posible que en calidad de frenado sean algo inferior a unas pastillas de resina pero la durabilidad es mucho mayor. Lo que compensa en ahorro. Recientemente he finalizado el Soplao 2014 utilizando estas zapatillas expresamente par esta prueba. 165 kms después, con muchas bajadas largas, sigo conservando zapatilla suficiente para unas cuantas salidas (Calculo que unos 150 kms más)