[email protected] (Chris Zacho "The Wheelman") wrote in message
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[email protected] (Andrew Webster) wrote:
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> >Replacement (EBC Green) pads have lasted twice as long (and are still going) with no perceptible
> >performance reduction.
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> >Andrew Webster
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> Tell me more about these EBC pads. I'm considering Avid mech's on my Reaper.
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There's not a lot to say really. Except that they are cheaper in the US (what isn't?). Work well,
good life expectancy (using green compound), all round better than the originals.
http://www.universalcycles.com/x_bdacc.htm ($12.99)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5300005663 (£12.99)
EBC don't give much away at
http://www.ebcbrakesuk.com/Assets/MTBfitments.pdf
They don't come with the funny shaped spring retainer clip, so you need to save that (I bought a new
one, but refitted the old one anyway).
Apparently the pad design for Avid mechanicals changed around 2001 - so it is worth specifying that
you want pads for the "new" design brakes, just in case there is a problem (Kool Stop specify
different pads for pre and post-2001, don't think EBC specify - but the ones I got are certainly
compatible with the new design).
Hope this helps
Andrew Webster