mitleifcreisis Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hi, look what I found on OTN:Braekpads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Yeh, I;ve been in touch with sunray, minimum order of $50 and shipping is likely to be $50-75 says them, it's a pity really as i wanted to try some stuff out. Does anyone know any UK suppliers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Poliuritan is a russian word, in english this is polyurethane you should be able to find some polyurethane(PU) in England Rome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Tesco bags are made from polyurathene, maybe melt some of them and tell us what its like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cable Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 would this also be possible for vbrake pads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Look and sound the same as majic pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Iolobikes/Phat pads, but Iolo are testing out more and different compounds.Bluuuue on now .Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 so i made my own brake pads TODAY and they wear out really slowAh yeah, well you'd know that with the intense testing time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitleifcreisis Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Breakpads are too expensiv. A lot of money for a bit of polyurathene (or should I say shoesole?). It´s ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPbIM3 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 (edited) would this also be possible for vbrake pads?i am using front magura with polyurethane handmade pads and rear Vee also handmade pads - works realy nice! Edited September 22, 2006 by XPbIM3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Could you use the material that comes with bash plates, been wanting to do it for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Could you use the material that comes with bash plates, been wanting to do it for a while! probably, but have you seen how soft that shit is? lolWould be good stopping power, but would probs rip off in little chunks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I make and test brake pads for iolo, we are now on the 8th compound, we have found two that work REALY well so you might be able to buy them soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I make and test brake pads for iolo, we are now on the 8th compound, we have found two that work REALY well so you might be able to buy them soon.can I have some? does any work on a smooth rim? need a good pad for smooths rimm and light grinds. with out forking out like £20 every week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPbIM3 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 here, some polyurethane Vee pads handmade by me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 can I have some? does any work on a smooth rim? need a good pad for smooths rimm and light grinds. with out forking out like £20 every week!not too sure about on a smooth rim, I am using yellows on my 24" bmx, but thats on annodised rims, they work as well as my disk!!! not so sure they will be great in thee wet.get in touch with iolo about buying some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 So ali where to you get the raw material from then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron-i'anson Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Micro scooter wheels can't beat them.Cheap and immense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 So ali where to you get the raw material from then?old family secrete I am afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Breakpads are too expensiv. A lot of money for a bit of polyuratheneYou aren't paying for the material alone.. You're paying for the research that goes into finding the ideal compound. You're paying for the labour that goes into making the pads. You're paying for the service. To be honest I firstly couldn't be bothered to go to all the effort of finding and buying the material and then making it all and secondly I wouldn'ttrust a brake pad that I'd made!! It is a bloody important part of the bike afterall!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Just found this if its of any use to anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walleee Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 old family secrete I am afraid Money, money, money...... Thanks for the link above, I was looking there yesterday might have to send them an e-mail and see what they can do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durkie Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 what a bunch of crap. urethane is cheap and plentiful. find someone in the uk that does urethane casting, molded urethane parts or even some sort of supply warehouse like mcmaster. these services are not very high tech or rare...look at thomasnet.com - there are like 800 companies listed in the entire us that do this sort of thing.no one that makes brake pads knows anything about it when they start, and after that it's still extremely trial and error and empirical. your chances of finding a good material are just as good as anyone else's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 I have never understood the secreacy to the whole "where do you get material from". I know companies have better things to do than be bombarded with trials riders asking for stupidly small amounts of material, or maybe being cheaky enough to ask for freebies. But at the end of the day if more people are out there looking maybe we will hit upon a perfect compound. Ah well.. i guesse its all down to people wanting to make money at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyota200x Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 here, some polyurethane Vee pads handmade by meThose look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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