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wolfy wrote:

mizzed wrote:just had sprokets, bearings, spherical bearings and pads off him, all arrived free and next day, forgot to ask for 10%, but he was so cheep anyways I was more than happy.

I found the front sprockets don't last & curl very quick, so gone back to talon on the front.
Pads, bearings, disc's & rear sprocket fine tho! Great value too!

Should have specified, its the rear sproket I bought. Still running my 24mx front which has been fine.

Went through a set of his rear pads in one ride. They are crap. DP pads do a set of front and rears delivered for £24 and they're mega.

Mine last at least 6 long rides ok I got a four banger so don't need the back brake that much....but you sure you got your brake pedal set right, free play in your rear calliper ok too like...? cant see you braking that much in one day mate your disc must of been on fire munn

I got to say i was a bit surprised how quick i went through them - but i did have the rekluse setup so was heavy on the back brake

just put new ones in tonight - no more rekluse .... ill report back in time

I've just chucked on a set of thier front rear brake disc's and pads will see how long they last

At £15 front and back delivered what you expect?
I do about 4/5 rides on a set in the summer when dry.
In the winter ive gone through a set in less then 2 rides, find the riding conditions the biggest factor on how long they last but I,l keep using them.
225 hours still on original discs soft pads.
Hard pads last long but wear the discs faster cant have it both ways.

Previous set of their rear pads must have lasted me 6 or 7 rides , last set came out after 2 . Riding conditions werent that much different , maybe a bit wetter , but makes you wonder if on these cheap pads , some batches are better than others . 170 hours on original disc , looking a bit worn , but still working

Taffymoto22 wrote:Went through a set of his rear pads in one ride. They are crap. DP pads do a set of front and rears delivered for £24 and they're mega.

I always thought sintered pads were the same. They look the same but you can get soft and hard compounds. God knows who would use the soft ones. The dealer knows which is which but also needs to get rid of the soft ones...

Taffymoto22 wrote:Went through a set of his rear pads in one ride. They are crap. DP pads do a set of front and rears delivered for £24 and they're mega.

Gotta agree on the rears 2 rides and they are 0.5mm to the metal. The fronts are holding up ok though, which is odd considering the materials look identical.

Try using the front brake more and the rear less