I have 5800-series Shimano disc brakes on my road bikes and my pads don’t have much meat on them anymore. So I had a quick peek at Shimano’s website (for the R7000-series, but I figure they the pads are compatible) and they offer no less than 5. I know the difference between resin and metal pads, bu…

There was a cycling tips podcast episode about disc brake pads quite recently … interesting stuff. Several takeaways: Road riders should almost always use resin pads. Metal pads can deal better with heat and are therefore much better on long descents with lots of braking… The downside is, their b…

I use L03A on mine and never had any issues. I’ve done long mountain descents in both freezing rain and scorching heat with no issues (and no squealing!)

If using resin and not just doing flat riding get the ones with heat sinks. Heat makes braking worse and wears out the pads a bit faster. The heat sinks help with that. The effect might be minor but the price difference in minor too. (metal pads don’t do as well cold and handle heat better so he…

Mine squeal so bad!! Sometimes it sounds like metal on metal. I replace them often but to no avail. How long do rotors last? I’ve cleaned thinking it contaminated my new rotors but it still didn’t help. :man_shrugging:

Thanks, that answers my question. I guess the L03A are newer versions of the L02A. On amazon.co.jp (Japan) I couldn’t find the L02As anymore, so I ordered L03As.

I think there’s a lot of variables when it comes to how long rotors last. Mainly the conditions that you ride in. My disc bike is my Summer bike, so unless I get caught in a rain shower (I’m in the UK, so that’s a frequent occurrence) it’s mostly used for dry miles. I’ve had my rotors 2 year and …

When you regularly clean your brake pads an eternity. On my almost 8-year-old mountain bike with 15,000+ km on it (I would estimate), I am still on my first pair. They can get damaged if stone, sand or mud gets lodged in between, which then act as an abrasive. Under normal circumstances, your brake …

This is what I was thinking. Get new pads and be more diligent about cleaning them and my rotors regularly.

I live in a hilly area so long descents cause them to start squealing and a lot of brake fade, bra I’m in Ultegra 8070 Disc. It’s interesting because my GRX brakes have been phenomenal, no noise and awesome stopping power.

Are they using the same type of pads (perhaps the GRX brakes come with metal pads as standard)? Even if it is hilly (I think the region I live in would also qualify, within a 100–150 km bike ride, I can do about 2,000–3,000 m of elevation if I wanted to), but even then, I would be surprised if your …

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Stopping power is great in the wet. Still haven’t found a pad that doesn’t go squeally in those conditions yet!

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