More bad car parts

[Macman]

Definitely look like cheap brakes.

[Butcher]

The are Performance Friction pads. Not no name garbage.

I contacted the manufacturer and they have offered to replace them.

[Hoonigan]

I fail to see the point of this thread if we can't be informed as to who's making brake pads that break.

It feels more like a "Look what happened to me today" rather than a "watch out for xxxx"

[Butcher]

I fail to see the point of this thread if we can't be informed as to who's making brake pads that break.

It feels more like a "Look what happened to me today" rather than a "watch out for xxxx"

I already replied with the manufacturer. What more would you like, a signed confession in blood?

Not much point in this thread if people don't bother to read replies and just have a go based on their assumptions.

[Hoonigan]

Not much point in this thread if people don't bother to read replies and just have a go based on their assumptions.

Well, considering it's taken 48 hours to get just a brand name out of you, despite Zak33's very direct question in post #2, that's a very funny statement to make. The only information I want is the brand. I missed you saying Performance Friction because it honestly looked like you, again, swerving the question and saying you hadn't bought cheap ones. They're not a brand I've heard of before.

[Macman]

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/car-parts

Get yersel some Brembos

[[GSV]Trig]

DS2500's have always been a favourite of mine...

[Butcher]

Well, considering it's taken 48 hours to get just a brand name out of you, despite Zak33's very direct question in post #2, that's a very funny statement to make. The only information I want is the brand. I missed you saying Performance Friction because it honestly looked like you, again, swerving the question and saying you hadn't bought cheap ones. They're not a brand I've heard of before.

Oh I'm sorry for not immediately sticking the knife in. I thought I'd let them have an opportunity to respond first. I didn't realise it was so cutthroat around here.

[GoNz0]

At least they are replacing them, do you think they needed bedding in better, do they have a suggested way as most race pads have to be baked with some serious braking once they have mated with the discs.

[philehidiot]

Personally, I trust EBC on the front (bike). The rear I prefer to be soft, mushy and generally cack so I'll take whatever the garage I trust puts on as long as it's not sintered.

I got some front discs which were normally more expensive than the usual EBCs but were discounted and had "race" on them. Kinda confirms my normal policy of never buying anything with "race" in the name as they REALLY do badly when cold. So you have to clamp on to get the heat into them (when it's cold and wet) and then they suddenly reach operating temperature and bam, you're stopping very hard. Doesn't help that I barely touch the brakes in normal riding so they don't get warm and these definitely do not retain heat. The old ones were pretty progressive and consistent.

I'm debating changing my pads out for something that works better at a lower temperature but frankly, summer is so near that hopefully this will soon go away for a bit. May be that I get through summer and swap discs and pads out for something more suitable next winter then pop this lot back on for summer. They're also corroding pretty badly after a wet ride which makes me think these just are designed as dry weather / track discs. Which is fine, but they certainly didn't specify that on the packet or website. I suspect most people buying this size of brake disc are buying it for fine weather riding. Not many people ride something as big as me through winter as that would be a silly thing to do.

Sorry, I dribbled off subject. Carry on.

[Butcher]

At least they are replacing them, do you think they needed bedding in better, do they have a suggested way as most race pads have to be baked with some serious braking once they have mated with the discs.

These were more of a road / light track pad, so no special bedding procedure. Even then, I'd expect a pad to be a bit crap and glazed if not bedded, not to fall to pieces.