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Jul 05, 2016
GOLDfren sponsors several world-class motorcycle racers, whats good for the goose....
Fren Pads are always quality - Good Price, Lightweight and Durable.
The Czech-based company began making sintered disc brake pads 20 years ago in 1991. It has since broadened its line to include products for small aircraft, industrial, automotive, mountain bike, and of course, on- and off-road powersports applications.
GOLDfren sponsors several world-class motorcycle racers, supplying them not just with brake pads, but also products from its range of brake rotors, over-size rotors and adapters, braided-steel-wrapped brake lines, and high-performance calipers.
For street purposes, GOLDfren’s products are certified by the strict German testing institute TÜV.
Frankly, learning that GOLDfren brake pads were TÜV-certified was one of the reasons why I bought them. The German government standards are a reassuring sign of quality. The S33 series is one of a few race-worthy GOLDfren brake pad compounds that are good for track or street duty.
Interestingly enough, the S33 compound started life as an off-road application, but GOLDfren began using it for road-going bikes and found in this case what works in the dirt also works well on pavement.
The S33 compound is still being used by motocross and enduro riders at the world championship level, and is suitable also for aggressive road and track use.
The friction materials are engineered to stand up to intense heat, are self-cleaning, and environmentally friendly – with no asbestos or lead in them. They also shed very little brake dust.
GOLDfren says they offer a long service life which I have not been able to evaluate because that takes a lot of miles or severe conditions (like racing) to find out.
The S33 compound is also supposed to be not so hard on the rotor, and that would make sense. A softer compound pad that grips will wear faster than the rotor.
As is the case with tires, this is a trade-off. If you want ultimate stopping performance, you need ultimate friction, which comes from the brake pad being softer than a touring bike’s pad would likely be, for example.
Because a high friction coefficient is a safety and control factor, my personal preference is always for ultimate grip, so this suits me fine.