Incorrect brake force information from Trickstuff

"Hello bike editorial team,

I can't make heads or tails of your brake pad test in issue 04/2017: On page 60, the Trickstuff standard pads are certified as having higher braking power and lower wear than the test winner Sram organic (it's about the Sram Guide RSC), then on page 62/63 there is a contradictory judgement in the evaluation - braking performance only 3 out of 6 points, judgement "good" for Trickstuff, SRAM pads on the other hand 6 out of 6 points for braking performance and "super". You gave both the same score for wear although Trickstuff is clearly better according to the diagram on page 60. So what now, dear editors?

Yours sincerely

Hans-Georg"

Answer:

The astonishment of our reader Hans-Georg is justified, because the devil has crept into the diagram on page 60 and mixed up the braking force values of the two Trickstuff pads. The "Power" achieved the highest braking force on the Sram Guide RSC with 408 newtons in comparison, the "Standard" only 296 newtons. However, the mileage data and the judgements in the test letter are correct.

The evaluation of the brake line is made up of the braking force achieved and the stability in the heat stability test. Although the original pad only came second behind the Trickstuff Power in terms of pure braking force development, it received the full six points because a) it showed no initial fading and at the same time b) it passed our complete heat resistance test without destroying the centreline disc prematurely.

The Trickstuff Power also showed no initial fading. In the last test stage, however, slight pad fading set in. Although this came late and not suddenly, it meant that it did not last to the end of the test. Therefore "only" five out of six possible points.

In the wear evaluation, the Trickstuff Standard only missed the full score by a hair's breadth, while the original rubber just managed to score five points.

We hope to have been able to restore clarity in a satisfactory manner. The error has already been corrected in the digital edition.