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Have Code RSCs on two bikes currently.
Both see steady trail use and one sees significant lift served bike park use.
Preferred do everything pads for me have been Truckerco's Sintered Metallics. Good price when they are in stock and noise free for me.
They do well in dry dusty bike park conditions and on extended big descents. Fade isn't much of an issue. Initial grab can vary a bit depending on pad/rotor condition. Sometimes the initial bite is light/weak, but only for a second.
Sometimes there can be a significant difference in noise between the Truckerco metallic pads and the SRAM metallic pads. I've had some SRAM pads that were constantly noisy in some conditions.
Performance wise, SRAM Metallics do great.
SRAM Organics are noise free for me and I like the initial bite. They are great for trail riding, but I kill them quickly at the bike park.
Truckerco Organic Semi Metallics have been a great trail brake pad for me and outperform the SRAM Organics as far as durability for me. Neither last as long as the Sintered Metallics.
I am going to try Galfer Pro pads and see how those do.

Fantastic info - thank you!

Where do you get these Truckerco pads? I've never heard of them honestly.

Does EBC make bike pads?

EDIT: n/m I see the pinned thread for EBC pads… lol

 

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There are a few other threads on this if you want more info. I've used most of the common pads. My 2 cents:
SRAM Sintered are the way to go for DH. They need to warm up but don't fade.
SRAM organic are ok. They will fade with heat.
Trickstuff power are my current favorite for trail riding. Lots of power and quiet. Haven't had them fade but they seem to wear pretty fast.
MTX red. Very good. After going back and forth with trickstuff it's close. They feel different but both very good.
Galfer Pro. These took work to bed and quiet down. They are good but didn't knock my socks off.
Swissstop organic are quiet but fade quick.

a couple pics of the compounds on new pads (note: some aren't code pads but it's what I had for unused pads at that moment). Orange is trickstuff. Red MTX, dark green galfer. Light green swissstop. Copper is SRAM sintered.
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Great feedback! Thnx!

Are the Trickstuff and MTX organic? Semi-met? Hard to find? Pricey?

The SRAM organic felt like a good trail pad but had a bit of what like a bit of compression. They also didn't inspire confidence at the bike when dragging brakes on long tech descents because the required more effort - gave me arm pump.

I just installed some SRAM sintered metallic (copper backer plate) and they feel much firmer. Makes sense as the friction material seems much harder. Have yet to try these at the park but I've had other metallic pads in other brakes (Hayes Dominion) so sort of know what to expect. Just unsure what to expect for noise.

If they do end up noisy I'll be looking at other options provided above. (ie. Trickstuff, Truckerco, etc).

 

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MTX red are "ceramic", not sure what it means... I have them on my code brakes (with 203 galfer rotor) this season and I'm really pleased with them. They are completely silent (had some noise problem with sram sintered last year). Modulation is even greater than usual. In the power department I'd say they're at least as powerful as sram pads. I'm not doing lift-access DH thought but have some pretty steep trail in my area...

I'm building a new bike with Shimano XT brakes and went with galfer pads but wish I had gone with MTX...

In automotive, ceramic usually falls somewhere in between organic and sintered metallic. I put some ceramic pads on my F150. More braking than organic but not noisy like metallic.

I may look at these MTX ceramic if I find the SRAM sintered too noisy.

Cheers