Metal brake pads meanwhile are sometimes called metallic or sintered and you guessed it are made from metallic particles fused together.
Ceramic or sintered brake pads mtb.
The organic pad in the front brake offers good.
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.
A lot of experienced mtb riders run a sintered pad in the rear brake and an organic pad up front.
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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.
Sintered brake pads also referred to as metal sintered or metallic brake pads are made from metallic particles that are fused together at a high temperature and pressure.
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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.
The rear caliper also seems to get more filth flung through it so a harder wearing sintered pad makes sense.
These advanced ceramic composites ready to withstand higher temperatures than regular semi metallic carbon brake pads.
There is much more to choose with brakes than just sintered or ceramic or organic.
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