Disc Pads

[trialsalot]

Hey there peeps!I've got a magura louise fr 180 an its feeling a bit week,don't get me wrong its still powerful but i need a little bit more bite.I've tried ebc reds but i ripped the pad off the backing .I've got a 180 aztec rotor that i am thinking about using but buying some plazmatic pads off trialsman.Has anyone used the pads or this setup?Any good?

cheers peeps

[M3LLON_t-mag]

try wearing it in a bit ride with your brake on untill your rotor is super hot then quench it with water then do it again repeat this process about 5 time i have standard pads on mine and they are amazing

[trialsalot]

Cheers mellon i'll give it a try.Anyone else?Any advice on those pads an hat setup anybody?

[Saracen Kid]

rub some mud on the disc it should work but remember to clean excess mud off with a dry cloth or something before you use it !!!!!!

Edited April 8, 2006 by t-pro kid

[Krisboats]

Right i'll answer because i know what i'm talking about. You're 180 disc and a louise fr should be plenty powerful, if not its most likely contaminated.

Hope recommend decontaminatinbg a disc rotor by taking it off the hub and sticking it in the dishwasher... though if you get a sponge and put washing up liquid and hot water on it it does the same job.

Decontaminating pads, well really if they're contaminated your pads should be replaced.... but seeing as they're expensive a lot of people don't like to do that so you can try decontaminating them first. Like with most things there's always people who are too wimpy to do anything to their bike incase they break it but you sound sensible so i'm sure you can manage to do this without any worries.

Although no strict guide is given to removing contaminants the method i have found always works is to burn the pads... thats right hold them in a flame or put them in the oven, i freely admit that fire fascinates me so i go for the first option.

Fire: Use pliers because the pads get hot and hold them by the little tabs, hold them in the flames for a couple of minutes don't worry it won't harm them. This should burn off most contaminants from the pads... people say that it won't but whether it does or doesn't they work better afterwards.

Oven: Stick them in the oven like a pizza, on the top shelf at about 180 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Next get a saucepan stick some water in, an inch or so deep will do the job fine pads are pretty flat remember. Stick the pads in and let it boil, it should take around 15 minutes or so and they'll be bouncing a little bit on the bottom of the pan making a funky noise... again this is fine. The basic idea behind boiling them is to use heat to ease the removal of contaminants and oil sits on top of water so if its on the pads it'll float to the top hopefully, though you will struggle to see any. Once boiled leave it to settle and pour the water out of the pan down the sink, tip the pads onto a clean tea towel (remember they'll be hot so don't pick them up) and give them a bit of a rub with the cloth this'll dry them off and remove any black rubbish from burning the pads and general use.

Re-attach the rotor if you took it off and put the pads in then bed it in as normal... riding around so the disc gets hot and then pouring cold water onto it should do the job. Thats it then and you should have a nice working brake.

On the subject of plazmatic pads they should only be used on solid disc rotors as the material is similar to magura hs33 pads, holes in the rotor will rip the pads to shreds. This also goes for grooves cut into the sides of the rotor. The entire braking surface needs to be uniform in diameter without holes for these pads. you might be better off to get a +20mm adapter and get a 203mm disc this will give you a shed load more bite and would be only marginally more expensive than getting these pads.

hope it helps dude