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What's the difference between ebike brake pads and normal brake pads. Seen some galfer ebike pads but can't understand what the difference is?
Can you run ebike pads on a normal bike?
The brakes are the same on my pedal bike as on my ebike.
No idea but just bought these.
I'm guessing they are just like the old ones but with enhanced packaging.
Don't galfer have some sort of chart for different characteristics of their brake pads, ie durability, stopping power, wet weather performance etc
edit: as seen here
https://galfer.eu/bike/products/brake-pads/
Can you run ebike pads on a normal bike?
They will probably be a different compound optimized for higher temperatures. The manufacturer should explain exactly what the differences are. They will work on a normal bike, but they may be noisier or lacking in modulation when they are cold. If you already have them, just try them and see.
Actually, it's just a resin pad with an alloy backing plate and cooling fins. I guess Shimano just want to certify that it's ok to run them on an e-bike. They'll work fine on a regular bike.
https://bike.shimano.com/en-EU/product/service-upgradeparts/xtr-m9000/WO-EBPG05ARXA.html
Try Sinter Blue pads. Designed for fade resistance with heavier bikes. I'll admit I'm biased as I do work for them.
Probably nothing, not sure what the difference is between a a 25kg ebike being ridden by a 75kg rider, and a 15kg normal bike being ridden by an 85kg rider, it'll probably just cost more, like when a company adds words like Gluten Free to something that never contained gluten in the first place.
not sure what the difference is between a a 25kg ebike being ridden by a 75kg rider, and a 15kg normal bike being ridden by an 85kg rider,
With an e-bike, you can ride a bike with longer travel and bigger tyres up big climbs, even if you're not particularly fit. Because a longer travel bike with bigger tyres can carry more speed through a corner and over rough ground, it will carry that speed down the next straight, plus an e-bike will accelerate out of corners faster. That means you will arrive at the next corner quite a bit faster, plus be able to brake later and harder.
Braking from 45 km/h down to 35 for a corner creates 33% more heat in your brakes than braking from 35 km/h down to 25, even though the change in speed is 10 km/h in both cases. With big, grippy DH tyres, you can brake later so you would probably need something like 50% more braking power. And that's not including the extra weight of the e-bike.
Having spoken to a manufacturer of brake pads about this, there is only one single thing that differentiates an eBike brake pad from a other MTB brake pads designed for hard use…
Marketing potential
It’s simply a brake pad designed for harder/heavier use, and would be equally suitable on DH bikes and/or Enduro/Trail bikes being ridden hard too. But once you stick “ebike specific” on something it typically allows the manufacturer/distributor/retailer more for the product simply because of market expectations.
My new SKS bottle cage is suitable for ebikes as well.
Thank god for that.
It’s simply a brake pad designed for harder/heavier use, and would be equally suitable on DH bikes and/or Enduro/Trail bikes being ridden hard too.
The Shimano pads are "E-bike Rated", not specific. I just take that to mean they are rated for heavy-duty use. The point is that an e-bike can generate much more heat in the brakes than just the extra weight of the bike would account for so fitting DH level brakes is sensible.
If you're pedaling out of corners then you're probably doing it wrong
Bear in mind e cargo bikes are another world altogether also.
not sure what the difference is between a a 25kg ebike being ridden by a 75kg rider, and a 15kg normal bike being ridden by an 85kg rider,
Possibly, but let's be honest its much more likely to be a 25kg ebike being ridden by a 85kg rider, and a 15kg normal bike being ridden by an 75kg rider 🤣😅😆
If you’re pedaling out of corners then you’re probably doing it wrong
Please explain.
You can't pedal through a corner or you'll get pedal strikes. Once you get past the apex of the corner and get the bike straightened up, you can start pedaling again on the exit of the corner. The earlier and harder you can do this, the faster you'll get down the next straight. An e-bike will let you accelerate harder out of a corner so you'll arrive at the next corner faster. If you think that pedaling through a corner and coasting down a straight is faster, explain how that works.
Possibly, but let’s be honest its much more likely to be a 25kg ebike being ridden by a 85kg rider, and a 15kg normal bike being ridden by an 75kg rider 🤣😅😆
Who are these mythical lightweights that you speak of?!?! Must be professional athletes! 🤷🏻♂️
The Shimano pads are “E-bike Rated”
It wasn’t anybody from Shimano that I was speaking to… The OP wasn’t asking about ebike “rated” brake pads (which is good common sense IMO, like with ebike rated tyres), he was asking about ebike “specific” brake pads…
My new SKS bottle cage is suitable for ebikes as well.
That was a close call! Imagine what hell could have broken loose if it hadn’t have been!
The OP wasn’t asking about ebike “rated” brake pads (which is good common sense IMO, like with ebike rated tyres), he was asking about ebike “specific” brake pads…
Ahh, I looked at the picture right below that, which is Shimano pads that are e-bike "rated".
The Galfer pads that the OP was talking about aren't actually e-bike specific in the sense that they aren't suitable for non-ebikes, they were just developed to be suitable for the specific demands of e-bikes. They just seem to be heavy-duty brake pads and they'll work fine on a regular bike too.
The new compound G1652 stands out for its resistance to high temperatures, braking power, durability and absence of noise. Developed specifically for electric bicycles, which are characterized by the increase in the total weight and the speed of the vehicle, due to an electric motor that generate higher propulsion.
I think that either the manufacturers think ebikers are a bit thick, or ebikers are a bit thick. These pads, that sticker on forks, lube, cleaner etc… the question has either been asked, or is expected to be asked, “Uh, can I yoos dis on ma eBike?”. So they’ve pre-empted the question by saying “Yes dear, this is suitable for your ebike” on the packaging, with a sticker etc.
I mean, I watched a video to see if there was anything specific about cleaning an ebike. ‘How to clean your ebike’. Bloke just got a hose and squirted it, basically. Could’ve been a video from 1997 if you swapped the big lump of a bike for a little skinny one.