Yeah, don’t have a good scientific explanation for you and as I said I’ve never seen anything from Shimano on the subject; however, I have experienced this issue myself with XT, XTR, Saint, and Zee brakes with both sintered and resin pads on bikes that get periods of extended downtime but not with cheaper Shimano brakes or any other manufacturers brakes under the same circumstances.
I’ve also heard from many other people with the same experience.
Whatever is happening, if you ride your bike often enough you won’t experience it. In my experience it can usually be solved by taking down the pad surface but others say otherwise. Go figure right?!
April 29, 2020, 9:28 p.m. - Andrew Major
Yeah, don’t have a good scientific explanation for you and as I said I’ve never seen anything from Shimano on the subject; however, I have experienced this issue myself with XT, XTR, Saint, and Zee brakes with both sintered and resin pads on bikes that get periods of extended downtime but not with cheaper Shimano brakes or any other manufacturers brakes under the same circumstances. I’ve also heard from many other people with the same experience. Whatever is happening, if you ride your bike often enough you won’t experience it. In my experience it can usually be solved by taking down the pad surface but others say otherwise. Go figure right?!