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Mark W

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Pads: Dark pads

Time used: Around a month

Rim used: Front echo 07, smooth, anodized.

Grind: smooth

Ceraminc: No

Brake used: 04 magura, water bleed, Zoo forks.

What is your opinion of a working brake: Mega bite and good hold- front brake

previous pads you have used: plaz crm, koxx green, Rock blue.

Review: Set them up like a spaz, really badly as I just needed to ride. And immediately they worked amazingly! Smallest bit of tar, and it's the best front brake I've ever used! They bite beyond belief and the hold was stupid! With about 4 seconds worth of bedding in needed I started riding and instantly knew they'd be amazing. Gaps/ups to front are no challenge for these!

Seriously good pads!

Nice one, Alex!

:)

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Pads: heat sink snowies :$

Time used:1-2 months

Rim used: onza standard undrilled :lol:

Grind: nope

previous pads: maggies reds maggie black, rock (swapped snowies for them (N) ) zoo, then koxx brown, koxx greens now (N)

Brake used: hs33 new style B)

What is your opinion of a working brake: awsome bite good hold sexy sound :$

Review:awsome pads awsome bite good hold mega sound best pads ive had

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Pads: Dark pads

Review: Set them up like a spaz, really badly as I just needed to ride. And immediately they worked amazingly! Smallest bit of tar, and it's the best front brake I've ever used! They bite beyond belief and the hold was stupid! With about 4 seconds worth of bedding in needed I started riding and instantly knew they'd be amazing. Gaps/ups to front are no challenge for these!

Seriously good pads!

Nice one, Alex!

:)

Glad you liked them :) going to try and properly start selling these at the start of summer / spring due to the drier conditions.

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Pads: Plaz CRV

Time used: ~ 2 years

Rim used: Alex DX32

Grind: Worn medium grind

Brake used: Avid SD TI arms & Levers on the rear of the bike

Booster: Nashbar Alum

What is your opinion of a working brake: Bite and hold.. lots of it! I don’t want my brake slipping at all.

How do they compare to previous pads you have used: They are the best I've tried so far. Use to run a 04 magura with Koxx Browns. That was a good brake, but the hold wasn’t as good.

Review: Highly Recommended! This brake setup is trouble free and is super reliable. It just amazes me how good it is sometimes. Has never let me down. My friend runs the same setup with equal results. I can’t stress enough on how good the CRVs work in the Alum V backing.

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What do we think of the new Tryall Croco Browns?

Are they as good as the old Koxx Bloxx browns?

Koxx Bloxx browns are literally THE best pads i've ever bought/used, had a pair on since Feb 2006 on the back running with fairly harsh grinds and they're still going strong. Need pads to go on my 26 inch though.

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Pads: heat sink cousts :$

Time used:1-2 weeks so far

Rim used: echo 07

Grind: yep light grind hopefully getting a sharp harsh when it wears out though

previous pads: maggies reds maggie black, rock (swapped snowies for them ) zoo, then koxx brown, koxx greens

Brake used: hs33 old style

What is your opinion of a working brake: awsome bite good hold sexy sound

Review:awsome hold and bite love them :D

Edited by trials-luke
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Right ho,

Need some advice on some new pads, I've got a echo team 07 frame and don't want to use a booster, 08 magura, deng lever, onza rim something rim? with a light grind. I have been eyeing up the try-all croco browns would this make a good setup?

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Pads: Heatsink Reds

Time used: 2 months

Rim used: Trialtech

Grind: Medium grind

previous pads: heatsink snowies,koxx browns,zoo pads,magura blacks,rock greens,koxx greens,coust pads.

Brake used: hs33 new style with 4 finger lever and booster.

What is your opinion of a working brake: Good bite and hold,little noise.

Review:Awesome pads,the bite is great and the hold is good.

Also they are good in wet weather

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  • 2 weeks later...

Pads: Heatsink Yellows is PhatPads backings

Time used: 10 minutes

Rim used: Atomz (same as Koxx)

Grind: Medium, probably 25-50% worn.

Previous pads: Neco Yellows, Onza Cirtus, PhatPads in CNC backing

Brake used: 09 HS33, GU blade, Metal TPA, Monty Splitter, Echo 2 bolt booster, Tensile Offset Mounts, PhatPads CNC Backings

What is your opinion of a working brake: Never slipping hold, instant bite and lock, as quite a lot of noise, but not so much it hurts your ears.

Review: They slipped once on me this morning, but they havn't worn into the camber on my rim yet, it's like this (____), the bite was brilliant though and they made the perfect amount of noise for my liking. Doubt I'll use anything else again!

I'll re-review them once they've worn into the rim properly and I've had a proper ride on them, but first impressions are they're the best pad I've ever used.

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Pads: Heatsink Snowy's (Whites)

Time used: 2 weeks

Rim used: Onza Rim

Grind: Smooth

previous pads: Magura Blacks

Brake used: HS33 new style

What is your opinion of a working brake: Good bite and hold, nice, loud noise.

Review: Awesome pads, the bite is great and the hold is good. Not the best on wet but that's because i'm running a smooth rim!:P

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I thought I'd give some detailed review on these pads as they are truly quality pads.

Anyone can claim certain pads 'are the best' after few rides or 'they work immensely well under tropical thunderstorm' etc and having the usual doubts about such claims, I was completely blown away at how well these pads work.

I'm not exactly light rider either, 90kg or so running a frame without a booster with sharp ground rims.

The first night I popped the Phat Pads onto my newly bled Magura's it was a chilly 2°C weather outside. The rim was ground fresh few days prior but figured the pads will embed within first few rides. If you rub the Phat Pads together out of the bag it's grabby unlike Rock blue's or other pads that need some time to embed (or in my case I just grind a thin layer). Of course being so grabby out of the bag made me skeptical thinking 'these pads will wear down fast'.

Onto riding, couple squeaks braking lightly and I can feel the brakes slip at the very end as expected. It only took few minutes before the pads started to grab even under the cold weather. My Magura's felt sluggish at the lever but the Phat Pads seemed to work better with time. Rolling gap to rear held very well and the brakes became louder. The sound that it makes, at least with my setup, is a tad bit higher pitched than the Rock blue's.

Few things I noticed with the Phat Pads CNC backings. They fit really well into the slave cylinders unlike traditional pads with plastic backings that have a bit of play. That may not sound like a big deal but as the Phat Pads locked completely, unlike with the plastic backings, I didn't feel the vibration from the brakes traveling through the frame. It's a very clean & efficient braking but with an aggressive bite (a phrase everyone seems to love using).

This was the first night, it was probably 30 minutes of riding but thoroughly enjoyed the way the pads handled. Over the next couple weeks I rode both urban and natural, from the pads being able to hold my weight with missed taps and pedal up's. I get this strong feeling that I won't need a brake booster as there have been no change with the performance.

Few things did change however. After about eight hours of pure awesomeness (from Kung Fu Panda, I love that movie) in brake performance, I noticed my rim surface is now dull. And the brake pads still squeaked like a loud hog. This is where Rock blue's would start to disappoint and needed a fresh grind. With Phat Pads, it seems to work well with dull ground rims, almost convinced that it will work really well out of the bag on a smooth rim.

The pads did wear off somewhat after eight hours. Whopping 0.5mm total according to my digital caliper. Nothing you'd notice with a naked eye. Whereas with Rock blue's and other pads I'd have to worry about braking performance after few rides, needing to throw in a fresh grind or having thought of bringing tar, I kind of forgot about all that with Phat Pads which is very nice.

For some, even though the initial purchase may seem higher priced, it's actually much more economical in the long run with the performance that outweighs everything. I highly recommend Phat Pads, definitely a perfect 5-star pads in the market today :)

PS: I didn't have a chance to ride in any wet condition so if that happens I'll post up any updates.

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Heatsink yellows in power pad backings.

used for 1 or 2 rides so far

echo control, DX32, light grind, no tar, back brake

review:

Oh my god these pads are good, they haven't even had time to bed in properly yet and they're awesome, the bite on them is just stupid and they're super loud, not really tested how well they hold on big stuff yet 'cause I'm still just getting used to the new bike but they've held very well so far on the stuff I have ridden. I was a bit iffy about moving away from koxx bloxx which have served me well for years but I can safely say that these are going to be my pads of choice from now on (Y)

Haven't tried them in the wet yet just very light rain so i'll have to update once I have (Y)

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Pads: Try All Croco (brown)

Time used: 3 weeks?

Rim used: Onza hog (rear)

Grind: Yes!

Ceraminc:No

Brake used: Magura hs33 (standard)

What is your opinion of a working brake: Lots of bite, good hold.

How do they compare to previous pads you have used: I used to run koxx bloxx, and they were great, but these new ones are that little bit better!

Review: I put them on and gave my rim a fresh grind and in about 30mins it was bedded in!

They have very good hold on just about anything, and work suprisingly well in the rain.

They are without a dout the best brake pads I've used. 10/10

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I'm having a real problem with my heatsink reds in cnc backings, it's a dead grind. But, nothing i do will make the pads work....its on my meta 20", the frame flex isnt a problem...i've cleaned my rim, set my pads up dead straight, rebled the brake etc etc and still they make no noise and i can pretty much pedal with the brake on =[ Any ideas on making the brake work?

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Pads: Rockman blues

Time used: couple of rides

Rim used: Trialtech SL

Grind: medium

Ceraminc: No

Brake used: 07 magura water bleed, echo cnc brake lever, tr mounts

What is your opinion of a working brake: aggressive bite, lots of hold, loud

previous pads you have used: Coustsinks for 2,5 years, don't remember what i used before

Review: quite good, fairly loud, positive feel, quite a lot of bite and hold, not that bad in the wet but not as good as cousts.

Recommended.

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hsb cnc yellows

are seriously Over rated.........plenty of bite but hold is poor........testing them over a period of few days on natural ......lots of slips :(

its a med grind fairly old....

used most koxx pads/rock pads/plazmatics/crocos/hsb reds/coust pads.

All of the above are better

Awaiting to test phat pads

Just re ground the rim sharp med grind....lets see how it goes

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  • 2 weeks later...

Just recived the last set of my fave pads ever from steve@ heatsinkbikes.......the famous red compound

SUPERB BITE /HOLD/HONK/

All with in 5 mins of bedding in....

beat my personal best static to rear today due to theese pads phenominal hold :D

using them on a light grind...Not my prefered medium harsh......and yet they hold real well :P

Dave x

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Just recived the last set of my fave pads ever from steve@ heatsinkbikes.......the famous red compound

SUPERB BITE /HOLD/HONK/

All with in 5 mins of bedding in....

beat my personal best static to rear today due to theese pads phenominal hold :D

using them on a light grind...Not my prefered medium harsh......and yet they hold real well :P

Dave x

oh come on i want a pair!

there awesome pads

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Pads: Cnc'd Heatsink Reds

Time used: 3/4 rides(10-15 hours)

Rim used: Echo 07(Urban)

Grind: Yes, Medium, Sharp, Fresh

Brake used: Magura, Water Bled, Small 2-Bolt booster

What is your opinion of a working brake: Lots of Bite, Holds nicely and makes a nice noise

Review: No bite to these pads what so ever. Set them up completely flat to the rim. No noise atall, Quiet swoosh kind of noise but no squeek. Hold not bad going backwards, Just wont lock-up going forwards really. My old set were pretty amazing and i must say, I am really disapointed at the performance of these. Im acctully counting down the days till i can take them off now :mellow:

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Pads: Cnc'd Heatsink Reds

Time used: 3/4 rides(10-15 hours)

Rim used: Echo 07(Urban)

Grind: Yes, Medium, Sharp, Fresh

Brake used: Magura, Water Bled, Small 2-Bolt booster

What is your opinion of a working brake: Lots of Bite, Holds nicely and makes a nice noise

Review: No bite to these pads what so ever. Set them up completely flat to the rim. No noise atall, Quiet swoosh kind of noise but no squeek. Hold not bad going backwards, Just wont lock-up going forwards really. My old set were pretty amazing and i must say, I am really disapointed at the performance of these. Im acctully counting down the days till i can take them off now :mellow:

Finally run out of material on your cousts?

You should get the same again. They were mental!

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