Mountain Bike Brake Pads | Organic vs. Sintered - What's the Difference?

You need brake pads, you finally found the ones that fit your brakes and now what? Compounds? Organic (resin/semi metallic) and sintered (metal/metallic)? What? Might as well eat tacos and drink beer instead of trying to figure this out... This video will help you figure out which ones you need. Paired with our blog as well as a great blog from PinkBike, you should have all the information needed to decipher this topic. There are no doubt pros and cons to each compound and subtle differences in the performance and longevity of the brake pad compounds. Which compound do you prefer and why?

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[hugoquinn]

Really love you comparisons there no bs and straight to the point. Your not trying to sell anything but rather inform

[Montblanc]

Sintering is the process of compacting and forming a solid mass of material by heat[1] or pressure[2] without melting it to the point of liquefaction.

[williamdavis]

I don’t use brakes. Just aim for the nearest tree and pray.

[TheGreatMinecraftBeast]

I go Sintered for Fall, winter, and spring, then organic for summer. Since the PNW gets a nice mix.

[sergeiyoel]

Sintered all the way, every couple hundred miles I give my rotors a scrub with 800 grit sandpaper, it stops the squeal

[thStreet]

Organic / Aluminum! Quiet and work good. Don't really care that they don't last as long as they still last plenty long and aren't very expensive... maybe I just need to ride more :)

[novideosnovideos]

Old video but just watched this and very good as all your other videos. Fun to watch and very educational.

I use:
- sintered in front
- organic in rear

[rider]

For my EX8 I use Galfer Green Pro up front (proprietary compound) on my Galfer WaveDisc rotor. Tektro ceramic-semi metallic out back on the stock rotor.
Sintered are better in general. Though it does depends on type of riding and conditions.

[MaquinasDePalomitas]

“Just buy any of them and probably wont even notice the difference” Best words of wisdom I’ve heard today.

[ThunderStruckMTB]

What if I'm ridin' dirty? I'm on Shimano metallic in the SoCal high desert mainly because I'm 210lbs.

[kjsinsaino]

i have ran the organic pads riding downhill, the organic pads work but burn off fast and smell very weird. the worst part is they make a wicked squeal and your rotors will get a film on them that makes them squeal even after you change to sintered. i would recommend swapping out organics to sintered on a new dh bike before you even run them.

[ABH]

2:48 I died lol thanks for the great info. Keep the videos comin

[danbean]

Organic only, like the quieter braking.

[th_js]

I ride in wet and run resin pads, don't care! Has worked well for me and it will too

[Montblanc]

Loves me some Shimano metallic pads on my XTR Race brakes.

[sventice]

I know this is an old video, but I loved the last line.

[utahjohn]

if you ride in the cold the resin pads will give a good bike without needing to warm up like metal pads do, FWIW.

[diegovillacrez]

I've been using Resin Pads in this very rainy south Florida Summer and they make so much noise when dirt/mud gets in there. I'm looking forward to trying semi-metalics next.

[FoVision]

I've heard sintered is good for those of us that are heavier :) a question is if my resin pads are worn out but my centerline rotors are still good can I change pads without worrying?