Thread: Slotted rotors - Worth it?

Originally Posted by rick130

Dougal, only ever run Hayes pads on the mtb, what have you found the best, just for CC (average, not very good technically rider on an NRS ?)

Yes I've found the hayes sintered metallics (gold backing plate) work the best. My original set is 7 years old, second set of pads in the back, 3rd or 4th in the front.

Some of the riding I do involves a lot of vertical, have turned an 8" rotor blue/brown/purple from the heat.

Koolstops and fibrax are terrible, I bought a second hand set that had them fitted. They'd also glaze the rotors which resulted in a lot of squawking when swapping wheelsets between my bikes.
EBC reds stop well, but don't last. EBC green felt like they were covered in grease.
Hayes semi-metallic (black backing plates) stop well but don't last, I've heard reports of them chewing up rotors if run really hot. But haven't run them long enough to konw.

thanks mate. We're getting a bit OT here, but I funnily enough I found Fibrax pads on the roadie a step up from Dura Ace, which just chewed the sidewalls out on my OP rims and didn't slow me at all, but have always been happy with the Hayes pads on the mtb.
BTW, you aren't the famous kiwi 'Dougal' from the MTBR shock and brake boards are you ?
Used to be on the weight weenies board a lot till the board re-vamp about 3.5 years ago.
Small world if so.