Beerboy Posted August 12, 2009 Share Ayone had problems with Avid Exir R brakes, i have a new anthem X1 and after a 40k ride in the wet(not very muddy just lots of rain) the inside pad on the rear brake wore down to metal the outer pad was about 2/3 of it's original thickness. The bike has done less than 100K. Do these pads perform poorly in the wet, or is this a defective set or could there be a problem with the calipers? i had shimano XT brakes previously and they never gave me any trouble wet or dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted August 12, 2009 Share That's pretty quick wear. My Brother-in-Law has the Elixir R SL on his Specialized and was done with his brake pads in about a month. I got Elixir CR brakes on my X1 and have done about 800km and they are getting to the point now where I should keep an eye on the remaining brake pads. Mine came with the sintered pads. I don't know if the aftermarket or OEM pads are different or whether they are different from one model to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickdraw Posted August 13, 2009 Share You might have not "burnt"/worn in the pads properly before your ride in the wet.If the pads have not had that hardened outer layer burnt in then they wear out super fast in the wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Janse v Rensburg Posted August 13, 2009 Share i remember a certain very wet Sani2C wear we went throungh a set of pads per day...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbreath Posted August 13, 2009 Share Are these resin pads. They dont tolerate wet riding at all. Get steel sintered and you should be OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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