Cheap brake pads vs name brand
#32
09-24-2013, 11:42 AM
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Unfortunately, our suppliers in all retail markets lately have gone out of their way to disprove the "higher cost equals better supplies". All companies have move to increase profit and cut cost. The OP is wise to ask if a lower priced item would function in a similar manner as a higher priced one. Hell, for all he knows they were made on the same Chinese assembly line and packaged differently.
For all "your life is worth $50 comments" are really put of place here. What was asked for was a performance review of an off-brand item. Too many of the replies sounded like opinion based on suspicion rather than experience.
For all "your life is worth $50 comments" are really put of place here. What was asked for was a performance review of an off-brand item. Too many of the replies sounded like opinion based on suspicion rather than experience.
what I underlned is so often the case. Good point. People are either so scared of riding that they comment with the "what's your life worth?" or I am not buyimng anything unless its expensive or name brand uppity, that it is almost comical...
#33
09-24-2013, 11:44 AM
These are all I run on my personal bikes. The last much longer, make less dust, and stop well. Do they cost more? Yes, but they last 3 times as long therefore the cost is actually less than the stock pads. I sell these for $40 a set as opposed to the $50 with free shipping in the continental US.
#34
09-24-2013, 11:56 PM
All this talk and nobody knows which "unknown" brand of brake pads the OP is referring to. If the OP is a newb, EVERY brand of brake pads may be unknown to him. I run Harley pads on my Road King and have no complaints. I ran Ferrodo pads on one of my Beemers and they worked great. The SBS pads on my BMW K bike work well but leave lots of dust. Just run a search on the name of the product you're considering and if it's any good, you'll read about it.
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