Topsy Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 I did find a thread about pads snapping from the beginning of last year, but I didn't really fancy bumping it. Yesterday I noticed that my pads didn't have as much braking force as they used to have. I thought it might have been the colder weather, so I went and bought myself a different pair, and when I took the old ones out, I noticed that the backings of both of them had snapped. Thank god the glue still held everything together, otherwise I might have been seriously hurt. - They were bought somewhere in summer, but not used much at all. - The cracks do reach down untill the where actual pad starts. Didn't really know how to take the pic.^^ I'd have thought rockpads might have made their backings stronger meanwhile (after that other thread being 1.5 years old). Pretty shocking that they didn't as I don't seem to be the only one snapping their backings! So think twice if you would like to buy something like that or not. Just that you know that they are still crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIGAN ?? Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 it is very strange that iv only ever snapped powerpad backings with rockpads in there never any other material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TryAllTrials Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) RockPads you say? Have you ever seen this..... Edited October 18, 2011 by TryAllTrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted October 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 RockPads you say? Have you ever seen this..... Funnily enough that video got suggested to me a few days ago by youtube, but I didn't really think that my pads might also want to fall apart like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIGAN ?? Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 fu king shiddy wok pads 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 I am not 100% sure why they do this, the backings are the standard power pad backngs that are used on pretty much every other trials pad out there. My suggestion would be to get the material out and stick it into either another set of plastic backings or put it into some metal backings. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 CNC backings all the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted October 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Could only get the material out of one. The second one broke. Well, i've anyways got some phatpads to try out atm and I hope I'll be fine with those Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p_ruskin Posted October 19, 2011 Report Share Posted October 19, 2011 Ive done this to heatsinks in the past, snapped a CNC TNN Vee pad today too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Ive done this to heatsinks in the past, snapped a CNC TNN Vee pad today too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
err Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 i'm guessing they cracked behind the brake? do you run a booster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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