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Proven in the Pro Peloton, the AbsoluteBlack GRAPHENPads more effectively dissipate heat in order to keep your braking consistent and predictable so you can descend and stop with confidence and give yourself the edge.
Proven in the Pro Peloton, the AbsoluteBlack GRAPHENPads more effectively dissipate heat in order to keep your braking consistent and predictable so you can descend and stop with confidence and give yourself the edge.
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AbsoluteBlack Graphene Pads : Shimano Road

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AbsoluteBlack Graphene Pads : Shimano Road

Season:2026

Brand:AbsoluteBLACK

Code:DISCPAD34

Winner of the prestigious IF DESIGN AWARD 2023, GRAPHENpads® are a new era of braking confidence and consistency..

As used by Tadej Pogacar and other riders of UAE Team Emirates, the Ceramic GRAPHENpads® are a completely new benchmark for the braking pad industry thanks to AbsoluteBlack's unique approach to the design of backplate cooling fins, bespoke backplate coating with graphene as well as a completely new friction compound, which uses specially modified graphene instead of toxic copper.

These pads fit Shimano road calipers like Dura-Ace, Ultegra, 105 and more.

Brake pads are the single most important part of the bike, and determine how confidently you can descend and stop, under control. The key element to their optimum performance is to keep the temperature of the brake pads and the rotor as low as possible (ideally below 400oC), especially on longer descends. The hotter the pads get, the faster they fade, which means they lose the ability to slow you down reliably when needed.
Overheated pads lose braking consistency and behave differently each time you press the brake lever, which greatly diminishes your braking confidence, effectively making you ride much slower. This is why Shimano introduced cooling fins to disc pads in attempt to lower their operating temperature.

The ideal brake pad will have the same predictable braking power, initial braking bite and perfect modulation throughout a long descend.After 3 years of development, AbsoluteBlack believe they have achieved just that with GRAPHENpads®. The results of the machine tests and thermal imaging show that they have reduced disc pad and rotor temperature by up to 35% vs competitors and the pads completely eliminate brake fading.

Rotors are heated repeatedly to high temperatures exceeding 500°C, increasing the danger of softening of the rotor materials by tempering. Temper softening causes increase of wear and warping of the rotor and leads to reduced brake performance. For this reason it is extremely important to evacuate heat from the rotor-pad interface as fast as possible.

Details:

* GRAPHENPads are the first pads on the market containing specially modified graphene in their friction compound, which greatly improves braking performance, durability and heat transfer to the backplate.

* Thanks to the backplates being entirely covered in graphene heat dissipating coating, it is possible to achieve much greater heat transfer from the friction material to the cooling fins and at the same time, increase radiation of heat (IR spectrum) by over 20% (which is very significant).

* First pads in the market with patented, angled radiator fins for superior airflow and cooling. Angle cutting provides three major benefits.

1. Increased overall surface of the radiator by 40% vs standard cutting methods.
2. Significantly greater airflow compared to traditional radiators that increases convective heat dissipation
3. Most importantly, 45 degree angle cutting makes all the surfaces radiate the heat away from the brake pad. Heat radiation (IR spectrum) is the highest in a perpendicular direction to the surface so in a standard radiator, every fin is radiating its heat at a neighboring fin, keeping more heat in the element. These pads radiate all the heat away from the back plate.



* To date, GRAPHENpads® are the only brake pads in the market that completely eliminate toxic copper, ahead of new regulations (copper brake dust is proven to be toxic to aquatic life hence new California regulation will ban use of copper from 2025)

* Extraordinary lifespan of the brake pads and rotors. According to their own tests, a single set of pads lasted on average 8000km ( 4900 mi) in hilly terrain. Graphene in disc pad friction material also prolongs the life of rotors by embedding graphene particles into micropores of the rotor braking surface.

* They are produced in EU unlike majority of other pads on the market, which come from a single Taiwanese factory.

NOTE: Please follow the installation instructions in the TECHNICAL section below
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  • Technical Information

    Please bed the pads in for proper braking experience. This is CRUCIAL part of every brake pad installation. Neglecting this step will produce sub-par experience.

    1. Remove wheel and old brake pads.

    2. Use a brake cleaner to clean inside of the caliper and the rotor surface (alternatively use isopropyl alcohol)

    3. Gently push each piston back into the caliper body (using for example big screwdriver). Then mount new pads and spring

    4. Most important part -While riding at about 20km/h (12mph) in safe environment, apply brakes evenly until speed drops to walking pace. Repeat 20 times. Then stop 10 times aggressively

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