Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

Basically sintered is very on/off, organic is nice and soft.

Interface between pads and rotor? Some rotors felt weird/make ticking noise for example.

I think that's what my problem is then, I'll test it tomorrow when I get a chance. Sounds like sintered aren't the best choice for around-town use when you don't have much of an opportunity to heat the pads up.

It can be, just need to heat up enough to get it to bedded in and then it’s fine.

I have sintered on mine, simply because I like to have a bit more bite on a steep hill.

Also; Hope brakes for poodling around town?

I generally prefer the feel of organics tbh. The only issue I've had is Peak District grit eating through the rest of a fairly fresh pair in about 20 miles and me wondering what the nasty screeching sound was

Yeah organics get murdered by sand or grit, especially when it’s cold.

Ah so once they've bedded in properly it's more it's more consistent. Perhaps I've not done that. I followed the GMBN video that advised pouring water in the pads after hard braking to improve the bed in process for sintered pads, maybe that's what's done it.

Good point, Hope brakes for the mtb that's currently on commuter duties! Will be heading to Surrey Hills when the weather improves - part of the reason I want to fix the brakes.

Rotors look fine and shouldnt be that worn, only on my second set of pads. Been fine for a good couple of thousand miles, only making noise now. No ticking

If you're only riding around town I'd say go for organic pads, you'll have more than enough actual braking power, a bit more initial bite and should be quieter. Sintered are good for awful weather and conditions or if you need to slow something heavy, fast, down big hills or a combination thereof.

Rotors look fine and shouldnt be that worn.

Not the wear but the kind of rotor, like sometimes performance and feedback aren’t the same in all rotors shape and design (I.e. shimano one tend to be very good).

Also; you didn’t says if it’s new pads or not?

Its Shimano icetech centrelock rotor and old pads (that look like they have a good bit of life in them). I've swapped some new pads on that I had spare so i'll find out if that fixes the problem

Those Hope pads look like E4 or M4s? I use one of the types of Deore pads in my E4s. Work great and seem to last.

8 years and a few sets of pads later and the bb7's on my jump bike are working as well as the day i bought them, very little fiddling with them in that time too, easy to adjust, can't fault them

Which type did you use? I was originally thinking of Deore pads

can't fault them.

YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSE TO TALK ABOUT THEM LIKE THAT.

Cant remember - will need to check later. Brakes are overdue a piston clean and lube, makes a difference to performance, so good excuse to get that done

Yeah Spyres on another bike, 6 years old and have done 10k plus miles, including a 3k mile tour with 70k metres total descent, really cant fault them.
Hope on my bouncy bike for moar stopping power are 7 years old.
Both brilliant in their own way.

I think I'm about to hit buy on these
https://www.cnc-bike.de/product_info.php?products_id=15821
Is swapping them over to right hand-front straight forward? I presume they come the Euro way round.

Yes - you can do it without bleeding if you understand how fluid, gravity and air interact with each other. You should use new barbs and olives (cut the old ones off) but people have got away without.

This, don’t even need new olive and barb at all.

@Howard @edscoble
Thanks guys

Fresh pads hasnt fixed my high pitched squeaking. How do you know when rotors are worn out? They look a bit shiny but otherwise fine, no deep grooves. Verniers measures them somewhere between 1.5 and 2mm wide, non digital so hard to tell exactly

Can you feel a lips between the braking surface and non braking surface?

Very slightly, only on one side. Been running these discs for about 3 years so not that stressful if they need to go in the bin

Different manufacturers and discs have different wear tolerances. Some discs have it written on.