Originally Posted by
TimothyH
I wore out a pair of L02A resin pads and just switched to L04C metallic pads to try them out and am happy so far. Metal are definitely more noisy but I'm hoping the last longer. I use the finned versions to dissipate heat. $22/pair on Amazon is the lowest price I have found.
You just moved the point of wear-- now the pads will last longer, but the rotors will not. I'm organics forever, as pads are maybe 8 bucks a pair, and rotors are $40+.
I've yet to find any difference at all between different brands resin pads. Shimano are a little dustier. But every brand I've tried has lasted basically the same amount of miles, and performed the same, wet or dry.