Disc brake pads

but it wears out faster and loses effectiveness more easily through overheating on a long descent. Sintered lasts much longer, works in the wet and mud, but is noisier and needs a moment to warm up. Check the thickness regularly — under one millimetre including the backing plate, there is a risk of damaging the disc. Always bed in new disc brake pads with a few careful stops, otherwise they will not brake fully. Do not touch the disc with your fingers, grease from your skin will worsen the performance and result in squealing.