AdamR28

I would have gone with big adjustable - might need someone to help hold the frame down!

Yeah, you'll just be able to bend it back.

You do know what TFTD stands for?

Yeah you need to get them properly hot and stinking. A few hard stops down from 70 to not a lot should do it, don't let the ABS kick in though, then drive at speed for 5-10 mins without using the brakes to let the pads cool fully. This cures the resin within the first few mm of the pad material. People who find them to squeal aren't using them hard enough, the type of compound they are shouldn't squeal.

Trials Rider. SL is top end Trialtech. Sport Lite is next (lighter versions of Sport level products). Sport under that. Race at the bottom.

Good point, worth checking with where you bought them.

Could it be that the clamps are 'weird' rather than the forks?

Bedded them in properly?

Yep, that works well.

Point proven I'd say... Maybe he could come up with something better nowadays.

As in, BB7 will be more suitable (IMO) than a sub-£100 hydraulic brake.

I'd stick with the BB7...

I agree...

1144s are one of those pads that get good reviews from some people, and others say they are turd. It's just like trials, haha. I reckon brake pad 'reviews' should always be accompanied by a video so you can see exactly how they are being used My only experience with 1155s is on the rear, where they didn't fade and lasted about the same as the £15 pads I bought from the local motor factors, which also didn't fade.

And this is why I don't rate 1144s... I've had OE pads that are better.

Tends to hold better in alu frames as the material is a bit softer and lets the teeth dig in

Yup - or it should hold in place fine with no cams.

Or DS2500. George will chat to you for hours about this stuff if you need! Say hello from me when you order

Yeah George is a top lad. As said, I have his old car and he has mine. If the shit doesn't turn up, I'll refund you the £45 myself Front pads - what will you be using the car for? EBCs are turd in general. George will likely have whatever you need on the shelf

Forgive the ignorance... but... '5 as in MX-5?

Yeah, what's up with them? I must have used a set for a couple of years on the back with no issues.

Rosberg is such a turd.

0.1s a lap... 6-7s at the end of the race, that's a big difference.

It's not quite as simple as that, when you're in the car and going balls out everywhere (I know F1 isn't like that because of other stupid rules, but hear me out :P) you literally don't have any grip left available to change direction / avoid an incident by carving a tighter turn, so you HAVE to run wide. This is fair enough IMO. Running wide every f**king lap (Vettel) is definitely not on though, and it's relatively easy to police. There are pressure pads at a lot of UK circuits now which are linked to cameras - you get a pretty picture when you roll over them. Put the pressure pad a few inches further from the white line than the width of a car and hey presto, instant evidence that you WERE off track, then apply the penalty. There are some cases where running wide does lose time, but with all these new concrete / astro run-offs and stuff I think these are few and far between. They manage ok at Monaco, and a 5s penalty is a lot better than having to rebuild a corner of the car...

Meaning... the weld (stress concentration) is now down the 'inside' of the legs, rather than on the back, which is a much less highly stressed area. The front and back of the legs are constantly under tension and compression when hooking / tapping etc, but the inside is neutral.