EBC Tektro MD / Apse Artek ADC Disc Brake Pads

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Brand	EBC
Colour	Black

With a worldwide work force of over 400 people, EBC Brakes is an independently owned and managed leader in the brake market, proud of its customers, its products, its success and its people.

EBC Brakes produce the largest range of brake pads and brake discs in the world, with over 60,000 part numbers for every type of moving vehicle. EBC Brakes are made in one of its two specialist factories in the UK and USA. The majority of EBC brake discs or brake rotors are also made in the UK.

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EBC Tektro MD / Apse Artek ADC Disc Brake Pads

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Disc pads for bicycles have been around since 2002 and selecting the right compound for your needs is not only wise but essential for numerous reasons.

Green Pads

Green EBC Bicycle Brake Pads are a high-quality resin organic formulation popular for its zero disc wear producing an excellent all round replacement pad for pleasure riding, cross country and trekking especially on nonhardened discs which many actually are. If in doubt always use a "resin" pad to protect your discs.

This pad is the perfect choice due to the low abrasion features, long lifetime, and excellent stopping power.

For trekking, cross country use or riding for leisure
Great all round pad
Softer pad compound for better stopping power
Low disc abrasion features
Can be used on non-hardened or hardened discs
Long life and excellent stopping power
This is a resin pad

If In Doubt Go For EBC Green

If you’re not sure what to choose, specify Green compound. Good lifetime and stopping power. All EBC bicycle pads are made using magnetic stainless steel backing plates. For systems using a magnet for pad retraction these are ideal but for all bike systems the benefit of a stainless steel backing plate is self evident.

For all systems which use a spring clip for pad retraction, EBC includes new improved strength retraction springs. Many bicycle brake rotors are and have the words "Resin pad only" on them. It is critical that when you see this marking that you use a pad similar to EBC Green which is very low in its rotor abrasion features.

Red Pads

These Red grade EBC Bicycle Brake Pads are also a resin base to protect your rotors but with extra high Red grade is also very low abrasion and can therefore be used on all types of rotors, hardened or unhardened without rotor damage. The high friction and better heat fade resistance makes the red grade better for downhill and faster riding but monitor for wear carefully. If the longest life is required, go for the sintered pad option.

Supplied with heavy duty retraction springs in spring based systems.

High friction pad for downhill riding
Low rotor damage and minimal heat transfer
Shorter lifetime but greater performance
Minimum heat transfer to hydraulics
Can be used on or hardened discs
This is a resin pad

Extra High Friction

In considering which pads to use for downhill work it is essential to understand your own brake system. Some hydraulic systems, such as those made by Magura use fluid lines made from nylon or plastic and can be prone to softening and swell if overheated.

For this reason Magura and others are not too keen on using pads in their systems that generate too much heat such as sintered pads. If Downhill if your riding sport EBC red bicycle grade brake pads will be a great choice, lifetime being quite short but great brakes, low rotor damage and minimal heat transfer into the bikes hydraulics is to be considered. If you down intend to make Alpine downhill riding or racing your daily buzz, sintered pads have significant benefits and lets face it, before every one of EBC that races downhill there are 5000 that want value for money, long pad life and do not race downhill, lets read the next section about sintered brakes for bicycle disc systems.