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SiCCC brake pads. A kickstarter idea.

  • 16-11-2012 2:34am
    #1
    LD 50
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    As I was browsing kickstarter as an aside to kill time the other day, I came accross these.
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    deets: SiCCC, is a Silicon Carbide, Ceramic, and Carbon fiber braking material developed specifically for cycling. Silicon Carbide for friction, Ceramic for heat, and Carbon fiber for strength.
    Compatible with Sintered metal, organic, semi metallic, kevlar, ceramic, resin and 'unidentified' oem pad materials were all tested. All major hydraulic brake systems, Dot 4, Dot 5, mineral oil as well as mechanical systems were tested.
    Comes in 140mm and 160mm(SFL) sizes/160 or 180mm(SiCCC). 200mm will be available at a later date.
    Target weights: SFL: 140mm 40g, 160mm 55g. Two piece SiCCC: 160mm 60g, 180mm 75g. 200mm are tbd.

    After reading up on it, they seem pretty cool. Not being a gearhead though, please dont yell if its stupid or they're overpriced. I just thought I'd share.

    Also, did I mention there will be a choice of colours.


Comments

  • #2
    C3PO
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    Wonder how they'd stand up to Ireland in January?


  • #3
    Lumen
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    They're rotors, not pads.

    Seems like a bad idea. Rotors need to conduct and dissipate heat. I doubt that silicon carbide, ceramic or carbon fibre are very good conductors.


  • #4
    seamus
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    Lumen wrote: »
    Seems like a bad idea. Rotors need to conduct and dissipate heat. I doubt that silicon carbide, ceramic or carbon fibre are very good conductors.
    I presume the ceramic is based on the same principle as ceramic rims.

    Heat dissipation isn't so much the issue, the heat has to go somewhere. But if it's not going into the rotor, it's going into the pad, so these rotors would probably eat through your typical brake pads.

    A ceramic rotor theoretically should also be far more resistant to heat fade, and provide better all-weather braking at the expense of slightly reduced braking when dry and cold.


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