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PanchoZansa OP t1_ja0cqnm wrote

Reply to comment by Only_Outcome4297 in ELI5: How are bike disk brakes More eficient than rim brakes? by PanchoZansa

Oh, i understand the point of being away. About the material, is it a metal or what? I've never changed one so I don't really know how is it from the inside

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Only_Outcome4297 t1_ja0d953 wrote

There's a whole bunch of different materials, but basically sintered (i.e. powdered metal), Kevlar / rubber, and pads which combine the previous two are most common.

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