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Titanium and gold brake pads for €169.95, did April Fools come early?

https://www.sinter.si/en/shop/sinter-elite-24


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 7:16 am
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I guess they’ll make their way onto a few show bikes.


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 7:32 am
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Paging tomd, paging tomd.


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 8:13 am
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They makes so much sense.


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 8:14 am
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I tend to stay away from products that have Elite in the description!


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 8:42 am
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road, gravel and XC bikes with Shimano callipers using K Type pads: XTR 9100, XTR9000, Dura-Ace, Ultegra, 105, GRX.

Does this mean that gravel bikes are officially the new golf then?


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 9:06 am
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Had you heard of the company before?

Are they only making a small number of these?

Has it produced news stories on lots of websites?

Job done.

Shimano make Ti plate backed pads… the only “news” here is a box, very little gold plating, and a price point set to help get free press and attention.


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 9:18 am
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Hahahaha.

This isn't serious.


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 10:03 am
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Would go well with these…

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/spengle-gold-wheels/


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 10:05 am
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Those Spengler wheels look like a valve wheel. Proof that money doesn’t equal taste!


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 10:42 am
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[insert "brake the bank" joke here]


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 10:49 am
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Can I just check - is that a box with an led light in?

And, 4x Shimano pads = €80 / £80 these days...


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 10:56 am
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I need these for my Pinnacle Iroko build.


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 1:31 pm
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And they will customise the box they come in for an extra €20, bargain. (Although the box customisation is more than I normally pay for pads so I'm clearly not the target market!).


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 2:12 pm
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And, 4x Shimano pads = €80 / £80 these days…

Are you sure you don't mean 4 pairs of Shimano brake pads?


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 2:45 pm
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Saw these pads a while ago https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/prime-shimano-carbon-road-disc-brake-pads/rp-prod183311 listed for £20, bling for the sake of it?

Currently ~£15.49, so at least now the price difference to standard backed pads isn't so extreme, but you still ain't going to see much of that bling once fitted inside the calipers. 😆


 
Posted : 25/06/2022 2:47 pm
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I think they’d make a great fun gift for someone (me) so don’t see the problem.

I suspect very few pairs will ever make it onto an actual bike.


 
Posted : 26/06/2022 8:30 am
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I think they’d make a great fun gift for someone (me)

Would it not be more fun to get a set of regular pads plus the cash difference to spend on something useful like a nice bottle of Scotch?


 
Posted : 26/06/2022 9:18 am
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No. I absolutely loath Scotch.


 
Posted : 26/06/2022 9:40 am

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