Sintered ceramic brake pads are designed for moderately aggressive recreational and sport street riding with ceramic coated backing plate to assist with temperature management and dissipate heat.
Ceramic or sintered brake pads mtb.
Metal brake pads are often used for oem spec meaning that s what you ll go home with if you buy a new bike from a bike shop.
The rear caliper also seems to get more filth flung through it so a harder wearing sintered pad makes sense.
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Brake pads sintered vs.
The organic pad in the front brake offers good.
There is much more to choose with brakes than just sintered or ceramic or organic.
The rear brake requires less power and feel so it makes sense to prioritise durability.
These advanced ceramic composites ready to withstand higher temperatures than regular semi metallic carbon brake pads.
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Discussion starter 1 aug 22.
Sintered brake pads are used in most oem applications not only on mountain bikes but on motorcycles and cars as well because of their ability to perform in a variety of conditions.
Rear brakes tend to be dragged more while having good initial bite at the front is always confidence inspiring so having a sintered pad at the rear paired with a semi metallic item up front can offer a good blend of performance or even semi metallic at the rear and organic at the front.