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SBS
SBS is a brake friction specialist. The offroad range covers sintered and carbon compounds for the abuse a dirt rotor takes — fade resistance when the disc is glowing after a long downhill, bite that survives mud and grit ingress, controlled release for trail-braking into a rutted corner. Front and rear pads cross-referenced to most MX, enduro and trail fitments. Pick the compound that matches your terrain and lever feel, or filter by bike below.
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SBS — frequently asked questions
Common questions, straight answers. No fluff.
- Yes. The range spans hard-pack MX to technical enduro. Pick the compound to suit. Sintered for fast tracks and heavy braking zones, a softer mix for low-speed feel on the trail.
- Start with how hard you load the brakes and where. Sintered gives sharp initial bite and holds heat through fast MX laps and long braking zones. Ride technical enduro or trials and you want more modulation at low speed. Then factor the weather. Wet UK tracks throw grit and sand into the pad face, so a harder compound resists that abrasive wear. Check the standard fitment for your bike, then move up or down the friction scale from there.
- Yes. Skip the heavy braking for the first few miles. Run a series of controlled stops from moderate speed to lay an even transfer film onto the disc. That stops glazing and beds the pad to the rotor. Rush it and you lose stopping power and wear the pad early.
- Yes. They match factory caliper dimensions for a drop-in fit, no modification. Confirm your bike year and model before ordering so the backing plate shape is right.
- They can. Sand and grit work like a grinding paste and tear through soft pads inside one moto. The sintered compound is built for it. The dense metallic friction material shrugs off wet sand and keeps a consistent lever from the gate drop to the flag. No fade, no mushy lever in deep ruts or waterlogged tracks. It is the compound most riders settle on once they have ground a set of organics to nothing in a single wet meeting.
- Measure the discs for thinning and look for deep grooving. A worn or warped rotor chews fresh pads fast. Check the caliper pistons for corrosion or sticking, and clean and lightly grease the slide pins. Fresh fluid helps too. It keeps the lever firm and stops the system boiling under hard use.