Swiss stop disc brake brakepads - Anyone?!

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Leontuma
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by Leontuma

Anyone knows if they really make any difference or if its just mumble jumbo !!??


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dvq
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by dvq

YES !!??

dvq
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by dvq

Joking aside,

I use them, they're nice. They have a few lines:
Organic
RS
Exotherm2
E
S

Organic, RS, and exotherm seem to be fully organic compounds.
Exotherm has some cooling fins to add surface area for cooling their compound, the first generation had a recall and version 2 is rolling out to vendors now I think.
E seems to be a hybrid organic/metallic compound.
S is a fully metallic compound.

I picked E so that I could get good initial bite even when the pads are cold but a bit less pad outgassing if I were to ever really ride the brakes down a really steep hill with the metallic content.

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by TobinHatesYou

I remember reading a blurb that the new RS compound is primarily meant for MTB, but I see no reason why it couldn’t be used for the majority of road users.

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by ms6073

dvq wrote:
Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:39 pm
Exotherm has some cooling fins to add surface area for cooling their compound, the first generation had a recall and version 2 is rolling out to vendors now I think.
E seems to be a hybrid organic/metallic compound.
I know that Swiss Stop recalled some of the Exotherm pads last year, has the company started offering a new version?

Edit to answer my own question: Exotherm 2
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TonyM
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by TonyM

I asked Swissstop specifically for rainy weather and the advised me to use the RS. I may try them when my current DA metal are worn out.

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