Best Pads

[mat hudson]

right, went throught the pad review topic, this poll should have all of them in.

vote away, put your opinions if you so wish.

pads i missed

1 for heatsink whites :)

Edited October 23, 2005 by mat hudson

[Pauly]

koxx blues are simply thje best pads ive ever had and ive had toxsin, browns, greens , both rimjams, plazies, zoos and kool stops

Pauly

[Rob_P]

Just put some second hand koxx reds on my bike today and oh my god!!!!! (Y) :P :P

They are insane!!

So much better than browns and a mate bought some new ones so gave me his old ones.

With a new lever, new bleed and new pads I have the perfect working back brake! :)

[Tom Booth]

Plaz for the win

[mat hudson]

are people finding this poll usefull ? have i got enough pads on on it ??

[Will Arnold]

plaz really are the cream of the crop...

good topic el mattio

[Burton]

Heatsink blues for the win!!!

Theyre sick in the front, on a grind, in the wet! Even better in the dry!

Plazmatic CRMs, dont like mositure. Diiirty b*stards :)

[Rob_P]

Heatsink blues for the win!!!

Theyre sick in the front, on a grind, in the wet! Even better in the dry!

As much as I love these pads im afraid you are very wrong, they are great but do not work the tiniest little bit in the wet!!! I think it would be more effective to put butter in backings!

:)

[Dai the Socket]

Heatsink Blues for the W!N !!

As much as I love these pads im afraid you are very wrong, they are great but do not work the tiniest little bit in the wet!!! I think it would be more effective to put butter in backings!

:)

Mine were okay today, in wet, with a fresh grind (Y)

[Felix]

[x] white Heatsinks

[Swize]

I love my heatsink blues there the best, they dont work at all the wet though maby because ime runnning a extremly light grind?

but in the dry :) there awsome.

(Y)

[Burton]

I love my heatsink blues there the best, they dont work at all the wet though maby because ime runnning a extremly light grind?

but in the dry :) there awsome.

(Y)

The grind ive got on the front isnt deep, or sharp. Just sorta ruff. But the do work really ace!

If your Heatsink Blues dont work in the wet, then you are silly.

[Lawnmowerman]

Ive got heatsink honigs on at the moment and theyre amazing. Everyone has said theyre shite but my brake is stupidly powerful :)

[mat hudson]

i think everyone was more concerned about the wear rate

[Lawnmowerman]

Mine havent worn much and ive had them on for quite a while now. I havent ridden much though :lol:

[Burton]

Mine havent worn much and ive had them on for quite a while now. I havent ridden much though :lol:

Ace on a smooth rim! Just they didnt like the G-Factor. Wore too quickly for me.

[N.Wood]

Performance wise, my X-Hydra's on a harsh-ish grind work really well, however they are wearing like a negro.

Coustellier pads have a good compound but are let down by the backings that my non-existant child could have made.

All my Heatsinks have been mediocre.

Plazzies are awesome.

Maybe i will try Koxx next?

Maybe i will make a useful reply next?

BTW, the long X-Hydra's are called X-Lites :lol:

[Ash-Kennard]

Go crm's woo. How do heatsink blues compare to crms in the dry with a smooth rim? Great topic mate.

[Matt_Tupman]

CRMs are the best :lol: they have been for a long time and still are!

[Caleb]

I found crm's to be pretty ba din moisture, and now im finding heatsink blues to do the same :P.

I would use my koxx bloxx but some arsehole has taken em from my room ^_^ .

But theye are both mint in the dry yeah :lol: just very moist near the sea and in blackpool in general lol, so will need to get something with that added bite :lol:

[downhill_rob2@hotmail.com]

The grind ive got on the front isnt deep, or sharp. Just sorta ruff. But the do work really ace!

If your Heatsink Blues dont work in the wet, then you are silly.

You's would be saying that, because you's are sponcered by heatsink :lol:

If you ever try the plazmatic pads... you would be amazed ^_^

[Rob_P]

You's would be saying that, because you's are sponcered by heatsink ^_^

If you ever try the plazmatic pads... you would be amazed :lol:

Not bragging, because im rubbish but so am I and I didn't bum there proformance :lol:

Edited October 23, 2005 by Rob P

[Mark W]

Konigs: Good bite, shit lever feel (uber soft), shit wear rate.

Blaus: OK bite, bit temperamental, non-existant braking in the wet, wore out in 3 1/2 hours on a not so fresh grind.

X-Hydras: Amazing bite, amazing hold, great wet weather performance, wear rate is a little quick.

Plaz CRMs: Good lock & hold, OK in the wet, great wear rate.

Koxx Greens: Nice bite, nice hold, nice wear rate, work really well in the wet (unless you run a Try-All rim, in which case your grind will die :lol:).

Koolstops: OK, but not the best pads. Wear rate is OK I suppose, but they didn't hold as well as most other rims, and lacked much bite.

Black pads: Shite. End of. Piss poor hold, piss poor lock, piss poor wet weather performance, amazing wear rate 'cos everyone takes them off straight away?

That's about it from me, really...

[mat hudson]

to be honest mark my blues are lasting ages on a medium grind ( a shit one but its still quite harsh :lol: )

[Sponge]

I loved my old original Heatsink Blues, the good old Batch C pads which were really Baby Blue in color. Those Heatsinks pads were the best for my bike, great lock and hold without tar, it was really squishy and it squirms a bit when dragging, but locks and holds great.

I wish they were still in production :lol: