Pads for road disk brakes: metallic or resin?

[Alexzn]

Do you guys put metallic or resin pads on your road bike's Shimano disk brakes? Thanks in advance!

-A.

 

[scott43]

Can only talk mtb and my aim was more about vibration..having said that..I found the metallic pads to be more on/off, direct bite, more braking power. I found the resins to be more linear or "soft" for on/off. Braking power was still fine, could lock the brakes. Did have somewhat less vibration but the ultimate issue is frame design in my case. All in all, I put the metallic pads back on ultimately.

 

[Joel]

Also resin for the same reasons. Modulation much better, more than adequate stopping power. I don't use metalics anymore. Also MTB.

 

[Tom K.]

Same here. Resin. No noise, better modulation, etc.. Side benefit is that metallics, while having more power, eat your discs, which are not cheap these days!

 

[cantunamunch]

eat your discs, which are not cheap these days!

OP is usually up on materials tech - I pick him for first person to post about covetic aluminum discs ~10 years from now when the IP dust settles

 

[Alexzn]

Thanks, guys! I ordered a set of resin pads for my bike.