AMP’s unique product was the Carbone brake pads, which use a full carbon fiber backing plate to supply the final word thermal shielding and vibration discount. They declare the carbon fiber has 38x decrease warmth conductivity than metal and 280x decrease than aluminum, the 2 supplies mostly used for disc brake pads. The result’s that they run cooler and received’t dump braking warmth into the pistons, then calipers, then fluid.
The Carbone pads are available in at 13.7g, however the brand new AMP Carbone SL chop that to eight.8g for Dura-Ace/Ultegra brake pads, together with the spring. SRAM brakes are only a hair heavier at 9.7g, all of which is way lighter than the 17g inventory Shimano pads with the cooling fins.
The Carbone SL variations use a carbon-backed alloy backplate design, but AMP says these present comparable warmth discount as the total carbon ones. They’re provided in restricted portions and match Shimano DA/Ultegra and 2020 and newer SRAM highway brakes, and include their Ceramic pad materials, which is designed for prime depth, lengthy period braking energy. MSRP is €45 per wheel.
AMP Podium disc brake pads
Coming in a lot cheaper are the all-new AMP Podium brake pads, which vary from €15-35 relying on brake mannequin and pad materials. Select from Natural or Metallic (Sintered) and so they have choices for Shimano, SRAM, Method, Hope, Hayes, and Magura.
Aimed on the broader path and gravity market, they’re provided in 2- and 4-piston fashions (a few of which additionally match Shimano highway brakes) and use a ceramic-coated metal again plate.
Why not carbon? They are saying that extraordinarily steep terrain the place you’re transferring slower and braking more durable doesn’t permit sufficient air move to maneuver the warmth off the pads, and because it’s not going into the carbon, it simply didn’t make sense right here.
AMP says the WinShield Ceramic Coating nonetheless reduces the quantity of warmth transferring into the caliper 5-10% greater than conventional brake pads will – sufficient to maintain the system in equilibrium however nonetheless present higher braking efficiency.
