saracenrobb Posted July 29 Report Share Posted July 29 Are standard black pads ok for medium grinds? Or what are a good cheap pad for grinds, or are expensive pads the only way , ( tnn/cousts e.g ) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bourde Posted July 29 Report Share Posted July 29 I recommend only trial specific ones, even with medium grinds. The best ones I had were some orange ones from Crewkerz. I liked the feeling a lot and the wheel never skipped. I have some Coustellier and I think they are not as good. Maybe they are too old (got them with an used bike), but they sometimes do not hold as the Crewkerz. I had also some Jitsie/Tr1al: they were not too expensive, quite loud but very powerful. I Iike them a lot, but after riding for a few months with, a part of a pad broke (one third of it). Maybe bad luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracenrobb Posted July 29 Author Report Share Posted July 29 Thank you La Bourde for your opinion on it. I'll look into it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted August 3 Report Share Posted August 3 I’ve only really had good results with Coustellier pads. Everything else I’ve tried has had a catch…. Good , but needs a sharp grind, good , but won’t work in the rain etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardweb Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 On 7/29/2024 at 10:11 PM, La Bourde said: I recommend only trial specific ones, even with medium grinds. The best ones I had were some orange ones from Crewkerz. I liked the feeling a lot and the wheel never skipped. I have some Coustellier and I think they are not as good. Maybe they are too old (got them with an used bike), but they sometimes do not hold as the Crewkerz. I had also some Jitsie/Tr1al: they were not too expensive, quite loud but very powerful. I Iike them a lot, but after riding for a few months with, a part of a pad broke (one third of it). Maybe bad luck. Not bad luck, I am afraid many have had the same issue... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwtrials Posted August 4 Report Share Posted August 4 (edited) Yeah, any pad is better than OEM maguras. But I've used original cousts for years and years with no issues. Edited August 5 by cwtrials 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basstrials Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 On 7/29/2024 at 11:11 PM, La Bourde said: I recommend only trial specific ones, even with medium grinds. The best ones I had were some orange ones from Crewkerz. I liked the feeling a lot and the wheel never skipped. I have some Coustellier and I think they are not as good. Maybe they are too old (got them with an used bike), but they sometimes do not hold as the Crewkerz. I had also some Jitsie/Tr1al: they were not too expensive, quite loud but very powerful. I Iike them a lot, but after riding for a few months with, a part of a pad broke (one third of it). Maybe bad luck. Aren't these Jitsie/Tr1al just for smooth rims or not?I am using them for smooth ones and they hold well(but i am beginner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Bourde Posted August 5 Report Share Posted August 5 15 hours ago, basstrials said: Aren't these Jitsie/Tr1al just for smooth rims or not?I am using them for smooth ones and they hold well(but i am beginner). I meant the black ones (not the blue race ones). They are for light to medium grinds according to trial-world.de but "smooth rims in dry conditions, but is also suitable for light grinds" according to tartybikes. On the Jitsie website, they mention "works best with grinded rims". I had good results on light to medium grinds. But maybe that is the reason why one part broke.😆 I think they wear faster than my Crewkerz or Coustellier pads. The price is amazing tough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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