Description:Cross Country/Trekking Formula: EBC's Green grade Kevlar pads are a medium durability pad which can be used in downhill racing, but are more appropriate for cross country trekking usage.
The Green compound has a low heat generation, transferring minimal heat into the hydraulics.
Submitted by
Ratt
a Weekend Warrior
from SoCal Date Reviewed: February 24, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Purchased At:
beyondbikes
Strengths:
Quiets squealing, good modulation, good power
Weaknesses:
only good power, increased fading when compared to sintered pads
Similar Products Used:
stock Hope sintered pads
Bike Setup:
long travel xc
Bottom Line:
I got these pads to quiet a squeal i had in the rear with my Hope Mono Mini and these pads did the trick. However no matter how hot i got the stock pads i have never experienced fade. With these ebc greens i can make them fade if i drag them for 1/3 mile on a steep hill. I am a front bias braker so its not a big deal but i would never use them on the front caliper.
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Submitted by
Lachlan
a
from Melbourne Date Reviewed: June 21, 2006
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Strengths:
- You will NEVER here your rear brake squeel again! Ever!
Weaknesses:
- Stopping power is good, but not great.
Similar Products Used:
Hayes Genuine Pads
Bike Setup:
Hayes HFX 9
Bottom Line:
If you ever have a squeel you can't get rid of...look no furthur. Once these pads are installed you will never here them again! They ped in nice and quickly and deliver optimum braking power. I use them in the rear brake and have no troubles.
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Submitted by
T
a Downhiller
from Madison Wisconsin Date Reviewed: April 1, 2006
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Bottom Line:
they work just fine. dont know whey ppl are having problems with these pads
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Submitted by
geoff
a Weekend Warrior
from sydney/london Date Reviewed: November 30, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
they make your wallet lighter
Weaknesses:
they will fail completely, wear out really fast and dont stop you at all
Similar Products Used:
fibrax, hope oem, hope replacements
Bike Setup:
klein, c. king hs, hope hubs on mavic hoops, hope discs
Bottom Line:
i bought a set for the front and rear brakes. ont he end of the first trail 2 pads ripped completely off the metal backing making me crash big time on a technical bit of trail.
the front pads didnt even last a week of solid riding, nothing but black dust left.
dont buy this peice of junk, they are not only a pathetic product but they are truly dangerous.
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Submitted by
Art
a Cross Country Rider
from western CT Date Reviewed: November 5, 2004
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
small dealer
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
pads lasted 1/2 hr, spring didn't fit properly
Similar Products Used:
hopes oem
Bike Setup:
e. truth
Bottom Line:
Do not use EBC pads under any circumstances, I had one pad wear down completely and damage my rear rotor. If maybe your looking for a lawsuit cause you were injured when you coudn't stop and you need some money from EBC then try them.
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Submitted by
Kirk
a Racer
from Charlottesville Date Reviewed: September 9, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Walnut Creek
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Speedgoat
Strengths:
Company has (had?) good reputation in aftermarket motorcycle brakes
Weaknesses:
Pads broke off after first stop! Supplied spring did not fit (had to use old spring)
Similar Products Used:
Fibrax (original Hope Mini pads) lasted over a year ½ and offered great modulation. New Hope pads (some company in France I am told by Hope) $15 and they work even better then the Fibrax.
Bike Setup:
Ellsworth Truth w/ Hope mini, Fox fork, Chris King...
Bottom Line:
EBC has a real problem on their hands. Any brake pad that fails suddenly and leaves the rider without brakes is dangerous. Newly installed, the Green compound brake pads crushed into a fine black powder in the first two stops. Luckily, I was on flat ground when this failure occurred. This sudden failure slightly damaged the front rotor as the metal backing on the unit press into it.
Speedgoat said they have experienced this problem and is offering free replacements on their dime. They also went on to say EBC is not responding to their request. This is the same story Hope gave me and went on to point out they no longer sell EBC. I suggest there should be an official recall for any EBC pad (any shops selling EBC should take note).
I’ll stay with Fibrax and new Hope brake pads for the Mini. Hope is selling their new pads for a very reasonable $15 and I can say they work even better then the originals (which is saying a lot!).
Bottom line: beware, stay away from EBC pads.
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Submitted by
Stockbroker5
a Weekend Warrior
from Phoenix Arixona Date Reviewed: July 29, 2004
Favorite Trail:
National Trail/Mormon Loop
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
Airbomb
Strengths:
Cheap
Weaknesses:
Wore out in 5 rides!
Similar Products Used:
Magura Marta Stock Pads
Bike Setup:
Giant NRS
Bottom Line:
The old addage "You get what you pay for is TRUE!" These pads wouldn't grip to save my life. Like someone below says you can't get them to lock up on wet pavement!! But the Bottom Line is they are cheap pieces of junk they wore out in 5 rides. I rode on the stock Magura disc pads for a year and a half with no problems. An asbsolute rip off and piece of Junk. Elliot Spitzer ought to shut EBC down cause their ripping people off. Absolutely read all the reviews and dont waste your money.
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Submitted by
Sean Elliott
a Weekend Warrior
from Lynchburg, VA USA Date Reviewed: June 28, 2004
I can't figure it out. I realigned the caliper as per Avid's instructions when I installed the pads, and less than ten hard stops from 25-30mph later, one pad was fine and the other was half gone. The disc was coated with iron filings from the metallic porton of the pad material, and the inside pad was ripped to pieces. Maybe I screwed up, maybe Avid discs tear up fiber pads, but I DO know I won't buy these again; they were WAAAAY too soft for hard duty.
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Submitted by
Vince Hebein
a Racer
from Valley, CA Date Reviewed: February 5, 2004
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$12.00
Purchased At:
online
Strengths:
None really
Weaknesses:
-Little to no stoppping power -wear out almost instantly -poor quality construction
Similar Products Used:
Hayes Pads
Bike Setup:
2002 NRS Air
Bottom Line:
These are complete junk!!!! They are the lowest quality cycling product I have EVER purchased. First the packaging sucks... you have to stretch and bend the shrink-wrap off and that ends up bending the little springs. Then the springs - they do not even install them for you. You have to put them on yourself and they are all bent up trying to get them out of the packing. I ended up using the springs off my old brakes because theirs did not fit tightly. The construction is crap…the back of the brakes did not fit flush against the pistons because they had extra braking matter sticking out the back. I had to file them down. The once you get them on they brake like you have mashed potatoes on your wheels. And they never get better or break in like most pads. Do not waste your $$$$!
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Submitted by
Richard
a
from UK Date Reviewed: February 2, 2004
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Strengths:
Reasonable stopping power for a few weeks
Weaknesses:
The pad took only three weeks to completely fail
Similar Products Used:
pads supplied with the brakes
Bike Setup:
Cannondale F900, Magura Louise
Bottom Line:
Sintered material came clean away from the pad during a fast descent through a forest. There is no way that these pads should have failed so catastrophically, it was only luck that I didn't end up pilling into a tree!
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Submitted by
Bill B
a Cross Country Rider
from Calif Date Reviewed: September 12, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$14.00
Bottom Line:
This product is great I have them on a crappy formula caliper mechanical MD-1... The Factory pads sucked on the formula. The green pads work great and do not fad or pulse or wear too fast. Actually the are great! Only took 2-3 rides to break them in. If you guys go through brakes that fast you might want to have a pro put them in for you or check your bike for safety concerns. It's obvious that something must be wrong with the installation method? But I'm sure you guys would find something wrong with the Avids too! I am totally satisfied with my purchase and think many of the reviewers here have other problems i.e. (Don't know what they are doing when working on bikes.) Have fun spending more and more money on the high priced "look at me" name brand stuff. I'll stick with the cheap useless and unsafe EBC Greenies! Stay Safe and have Fun! Loosers~
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Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Vienna Date Reviewed: August 28, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
These pads wear out very quickly and their stopping power is questionable.
Similar Products Used:
Original equipment pads on Hopes and Hayes.
Bike Setup:
Hope Minis
Bottom Line:
Not worth the money. In the end you will burn through them yoo quickly and they do not work well even when new. $40 should go a little farther.
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Submitted by
Robbie
a
from CA Date Reviewed: May 27, 2003
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
LBC
Strengths:
Fits in caliper
Weaknesses:
Didn't bite when new Never broke in Disintegrated like rotten wood within weeks
Similar Products Used:
Hayes pads
Bottom Line:
Avoid Unsafe These pads make me sad inside
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Submitted by
Ben Jokisch
a Downhiller
from Dallas/Ft. Worth, US Date Reviewed: March 31, 2003
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$18.00
Purchased At:
Cambria
Strengths:
they stop the bike better than no pads at all
Weaknesses:
Stopping power on my 2001 Avid discs was worse than rim brakes.
Similar Products Used:
Avid pads
Bike Setup:
'01 Kona Roast with '00 Marzocchi Z1, used for dirt jumping urban and the occasional trail ride.
Bottom Line:
I bought these pads to replace the fork oil contaminated :) OE pads on my 2001 Avid mech. discs. I know EBC makes some decent automotive pads so I figured these would be good. They have poor stopping power, don't break in and for some reason mine wore unevenly. After just a week of use they were significantly worn. EBC definitely did not do much R&D on these things.
Stay away from these and get some Kool-Stop (KS-D260) pads. They seem as good or better than the Avid pads, break in very quickly and cost less. They do have a little less pad material tho.
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Submitted by
Rob Cooper
a Cross Country Rider
from Westminster Date Reviewed: January 9, 2003
These pads just don't have the bite that the original avid upc's did. No problems otherwise, just not as much power. Don't seem to be wearing any quicker than the avid pads. I think I'm going to try the Gold pads next time and stick with the reds in the front. The plus is they are $5-$6 cheaper than avid pads. I would stick with the avid pads, or try the ebc reds.
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Submitted by
Will
a Cross Country Rider
from Oakland, NJ Date Reviewed: November 8, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
LBS
Strengths:
NONE
Weaknesses:
Squealed like a pig. No stopping power. Sucked.
Bike Setup:
Avid Mech front brake
Bottom Line:
Bought these at LBS to replace Avid pads. At 180lbs I'm probably on the heavy side of the bike world and unless you weight 70 lbs or less I wouldn't use these pads. They sucked!!! Long break-in, squealed, pulsated and had poor stopping power even after break-in. Started to burn rotor so brought them back and got the Avid pads. Stick with OEM Avids.
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Submitted by
Ian
a Cross Country Rider
from London Date Reviewed: November 8, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Strengths:
Can't think of many!
Weaknesses:
These pads were a complete disaster! They lacked the power of the original Shimano ones (on Deore M555 hydro), "squished" horribly (i.e. the lever nearly hit the bar under hard braking), and most importantly, once they wore in, they were worn out! I honestly got two muddy rides out of them! p.s. neither of them were real muddy, just normal in the autumn....
Similar Products Used:
Stock Shimano, EBC Gold
Bike Setup:
FSR with BETD linkage (transforms the bike), Fox Vanilla (soooooo sick), all good kit.
Bottom Line:
These were a disaster for me I am afraid. At that price, I would be bankrupt replacing them. If you have to guarantee that you will never see mud to run these, then that confines them to only using in mid summer. Otherwise in the UK and France, there is sometimes mud. And I kid you not, two rides.....they were just "dripping" goo down the disc on every ride, pad and grime just running down the disc and dripping on the floor! Given the size of disc pads, you can't make them so damn soft!! They are bordering on unsafe in anything other than dry conditions.
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Submitted by
Tom
a Cross Country Rider
from Hamilton Date Reviewed: July 24, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Central Cycle
Strengths:
Available
Weaknesses:
Fast Wear - gone in 2.5 laps at my last 24hr race
Similar Products Used:
Avid, Hayes, Magura
Bike Setup:
Rigid Single Speed with Avid Mechanical Discs
Bottom Line:
I would stay away from these pads, I installed them before a 24 hour race, and by the time I was half way through the 3rd lap, I had no pad left. It was a wet and muddy race, and everyone with Avid discs were complaining about pad wear, but at least they still had brakes. Good thing I left my original half worm out Avid pads in the front or I would have had no brakes at all during the last downhill! When I returned them, the LBS sent them back and was told by the distributer that it was "normal wear". If that's normal wear...
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Submitted by
Drew Galloway
a Cross Country Rider
from Denver, Colorado, USA Date Reviewed: July 11, 2002
Favorite Trail:
401
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$18.00
Purchased At:
Cambria
Strengths:
Stopped the squealing from my XT Discs. Improved modulation.
Weaknesses:
Rapid wear, 2 months of moderate use(10-12 hrs/week) for a 240 lb bike+rider load. But it's not the pads fault I weigh 215.
Similar Products Used:
Shimano
Bike Setup:
Full suspension XC (4 inches of travel)
Bottom Line:
These pads made riding fun again after months of terrible squealing caused by the Shimano pads. I'd recommend these to the heavier riders using XT discs.
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Submitted by
Chris
a Downhiller
from Orange County, CA Date Reviewed: June 14, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Noble Canyon
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$13.00
Purchased At:
Supergo
Strengths:
power
Weaknesses:
pulsate
Similar Products Used:
stock Shimano XT; EBC red
Bike Setup:
Uzzi SL
Bottom Line:
They have a higher friction coefficient than stock poads which gives more pwer, but also results in pulsation under extreme braking/front stoppies.
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Submitted by
Harry Smiles
a Downhiller
from Merrijig, Victoia, Australia Date Reviewed: January 11, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Thedbo Downhill
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Acess Sports
Strengths:
Great stopping control in all conditions
Weaknesses:
were out to quickly.
Bike Setup:
Spec. Bighit, Hayes Hydro disk
Bottom Line:
Great pads if you don't mind spending a bit to get new every month or two.
They work in every condition I tried (even snow) couldn't ask for more stopping power!!
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