Who makes these

[andsaw]

Does anyone know who makes or the brand name for the road brake pads being sold by Discobrakes, like these http://www.discobrakes.com/?s=0&t=2&c=52&p=128&tb=001

 

[e-rider]

no, but the savings are minimal over genuine Shimano so what's the point?

 

[S-Express]

Probably made by some generic component manufacturer in Taiwan or China, if the packaging is anything to go by. Why do you ask?

 

[ColinJ]

no, but the savings are minimal over genuine Shimano so what's the point?

I don't know about the savings on the Shimano type but there are big savings on the Campagnolo type, especially if you buy the multipacks - 4 pairs for £12.69 - bargain!

I have been buying my brake blocks there for years and have had no problem with them. They cope well with my fast descents off big Yorkshire and Lancashire hills and are fine in the wet. They do fade a little with prolonged use so the one thing that might be a problem would be super-long descents such as found in the Alps. I haven't found any descents in this country a problem. Avoid continuously dragging the brakes and you should be fine.

 

[andsaw]

So i can buy in bulk, disco pads have doubled in price, even if its large bulk and possible group buys, just fishing a few ideas, personally these perform better than the original shimano's and think a lot of people have clicked on to this as well and disco have seen a lot of sales so they jumped on to the bandwagon of upping the prices.

 

[jay clock]

I buy these http://www.discobrakes.com/?s=0&t=2&c=52&p=283&tb=001 and they are massively better than OEM Shimano. Soft and grippy and don't pick up flecks of alloy the same way

 

[ColinJ]

I have just realised that price I quoted is quite a hike!

This was my previous bulk order ...

Oh, and all of this talk about brakes reminded me of something!

I kept forgetting to replace them and was in danger of being half way down a fast descent and trashing my rims. I have done that before!

 

[S-Express]

So i can buy in bulk, disco pads have doubled in price, even if its large bulk and possible group buys, just fishing a few ideas, personally these perform better than the original shimano's and think a lot of people have clicked on to this as well and disco have seen a lot of sales so they jumped on to the bandwagon of upping the prices.

The other possibility is that the factory prices or exchange rates have changed, as opposed to Disco simply upping the prices independently. Disco are not the only vendor to be raising prices at the moment.

The factory's minimum order is probably cost-prohibitive to a private buyer, unless you really want 500 sets sitting on your shelf. As i said though, I suspect disco is simply passing on cost increases.