Resin, Semi - Metallic, Metallic, Kevlar Or Ceramic Braking Pads? The Ultimate Compound Test!

What compound for the brake pads to choose? Just watch the ultimate comparison of bicycle disc brake pads for:
- dry conditions,
- wet conditions,
- silent brakes,
- XC or Downhill riding.

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[cannondany]

Friends, this is just a wrap-up of a huge test, I've been doing for over a year. Do NOT put your brakes to such an extreme and DON'T spray hot brakes with the water!

[tonygee]

I am running Shimano resin pads up front and Shimano metal pads out back with 203 mm Icetech 86 rotors front and rear
Shimano 4 pot XT calipers.
WOW it's a great combo advice given to me from a world top 10 enduro E racer.
I asked about going to a 223 mm front rotor he said you can but 203mm is perfect for strength as opposed to more power up front.
I have been running this combo for 3 years and it's so good.

[xeno]

You said nothing about comparing original resin to the others

[markoblanusa]

You have no idea how much this video helped me i was about to order ceramic pads and had no idea how good are they beacuse there are almost none videos about bike pads testing thanks so much and now im gonna order ceramic for sure

[Handler]

Finally, ive seen the unboxing and explaination video now, i get to see the actual test. Nice. Keep making good videos.

[event]

If any of wheels locks up during braking then you are more like testing tires. I couldn't clearly see all cases but at some point maxxis lettering on rear is definitely static while decelerating. Stopping distances aren't everything, though, as you tell a lot about how they behave and that matters.

[jomigas]

In my opinion it´s all about personal preference. I´ve already tested all the shimano IceTech brake compounds available and for me what it works the best is to mix 2 types off brake compound. I run shimano IceTech Metal pads in the back for that extra initial bite, so this way i can lock my rear wheel faster and hold ir locked for longer without that spongy feeling. In the front i use shimano IceTech Resin pads because i don´t want to lock the front wheel as fast as the rear and with resin i can control the front brake better than with any other compound. Rotors are both Shimano IceTech RT86 203mm to dissipate as much heat as possible from braking. 2 years now with this setup and i´m very satisfied with it, both in my Enduro and downhill bikes.

[johnthompson]

i don't have any brake pads i usually just use my face

[Marc]

The question is, what about the durability?
I'm using metallic pads for years now and they last at least one year. (though the screaming brakes are a little bit annoying in the rain)
Organic ones last a year at best..usually 6 months.

Good video. 👍🏼

[buerkie]

Good video once again from you, i didnt even know that there are so many different compounds.
I think with brakes getting stronger every iteration, the braking performance in good conditions will become less and less relevant. It wont be a matter of "how hard can I brake in theory" but more a "how hard can i break without losing control".
The Focus will be on the performance of continuous braking, braking with wet or dirty rotors and obviously ease of use.
Think of it like car brakes. It almost does not matter how big your rotors are for one time braking because the tires are going to lock up anyway. However as you continue braking a few times the smaller rotor is going to be hotter than the bigger one and therefor lose more performance.

[Digi]

I have a pair of metallics (original shimano L04C) on ultegra discs on my road bike. in dry warm conditions, those things are crazy snappy even with almost no force applied, right from the first braking, and extremely bity with more force. i love them - however, this only seems to work as long as its dry. when you clean the bike, or its rainy, they have almost no braking power and scream like crazy. and they need a very long time to get their power back once it dried up.


the L02A resin pads are much more consistend, but lack the initital dry bite. i wonder if there is a ceramic option for road bikes?

[camerondavis]

You also didn't change rotors between pads so as you changed materials more and more times the percentage of maximum power possible by each pad would also decrease

[beforedawn]

My 4 year old enjoyed your riding very much, esp the faster parts. Thank you for these details. I have been frustrated asking a technical question where it seems familiarity and not even mechanical knowledge suffices. These are systems, the parts relate. I have a hydraulic brake system, am limited to 160 mm rotors, have purchased ceramic brakes for an tour with extended descents, and am looking at rotors that would better dissipate heat next... and now there are thicker rotors to consider too.

[jcreedy]

I use tektro dorado on the rear and auriga v-twin on the front of my e-bike which weighs 45kg and has too much power. I go through the rear pads if im riding spirited in a month. The fronts last me 3 - 4 months as they are twin calipers and i generally use ceramic or sintered. I can say after eating through so many pads that for wear longevity, Sintered are the best, followed by ceramic then semi sintered, then kevlar then resin. I mostly stick to ceramic in the summer and sintered in the winter as they tend to have the best balance of wear resistance and braking power in all weather conditions. The only problem with ceramic however and why i stick to them only in summer only, is when they get wet they wear down way way quicker than other pad types when they get wet. It's like they suddenly become soft resin compared with when there dry in terms of wear resistance. Obviously most pad types wear quicker when wet or gunky, but there is a massive increase in wear with ceramic when wet. Sintered are more resilient when wet and dont disappear rapidly like ceramic.

[Yosser]

Back on form with this video. Don't think I've seen a proper test like this before of pad material. Would you say use ceramic pads on a gravel bike?

[starskimusic]

I always found putting a stick through front wheel stops you instantly

[shatnershairpiece]

I’m using tektro pads on new Ebike. They sound like a toilet flushing after only 20 km. Have you ever heard a sound like this before? See my video ‘disc brakes sound like they have their own plumbing’ I had them Replaced with jagwire semi metallic pads and so far, after 35 km, no noise.

[fargoththemoonsugarmaniac]

Isn't semi-metallic and resin the same? Shimano and some other websites say that atleast but I find conflicting information on that. Others say semi-metallic is an in-between between resin (organic) and metallic (sintered).
What is right?

[FreshOutLook]

Whick break pads have the longest life span becuase i brought some resion ones and they lasted me about 4 mounth to the point that they dont work anymore and to replace them they r 10 quid a pair and that is a lot of money to me because i still in highschool so which break would be best i need some that have a long life span and that are good at stoping please help me

[lindsaygrant]

Exactly what I was trying to learn. Thankyou. Info elsewhere is chronically vague.