AvidSRAM eTap AXS/Level Disc Brake Pads(Return to Product Page)

I opted to ride shimano discs w my sram brakes to shave a few grams. What learned was you need to ride the sinter pads with them over the organic pads to prevent them from shimming.

Brake pads work as they should. These pads are actually fairly quiet.

It was time to replace the pads on my gravel bike with SRAM Force brakes. I also lightly sanded and cleaned the rotors with isopropyl alcohol. There were a few squeals while I bedded the pads but since then totally quiet. These pads have more power than the previous organic pads but still have good modulation. I have not yet used them in wet conditions.

Works very well in dry dusty conditions. Easy to install. Nice to see remaining amount of pad left when looking at the top of the caliper. Prefer the metal over the organic material.

They're just what you would expect. They fit and work.

Avid Elixir brakes are one of best brakes on the market. One, they are light weight. Two, the brakes pads are super easy to install. The only complaint is that the price should be lower. The price of one pair almost equals that of my vehicles brakepad.

I have little experience with disc brakes, just this bike, these pads. However, I am very pleased with them, with a couple of exceptions, more about disc in general than these pads. 1) not as easy to check wear as on rim brakes (wheel off & a caliper vs just eyeballing); 2) replacement pads much more expensive than rim pads, and wear much faster, at around 1200 miles vs 3000+ for rim brakes.

That said, they're great. Good stopping in all conditions. Easy to change pads. Don't forget to bed them in first.

Great pads, easy to install, & work well!

If you are buying these pads, you may, like me, have essentially no choice, as they seem to be the only pads that fit my SRAM road brakes. I also can only speak as a newish user of disc brakes. That said, I am completely delighted with the braking these afford - smooth, quiet, nicely modulated braking every time, in wet or dry. My only gripes, which may be just an issue with disc brakes in general - I do not know- is that they wear pretty fast , are quite expensive, and take some fiddling to assess for wear. I find that in dry conditions, they are shot after 1600 miles, and if I'm riding in the wet, the extra road grit wears them out in as little as 1000 miles. At $xx a pop, that is vastly more than the $xx for a 4000 miles set of rim pads. Plus, unlike rim pads which you can pretty much just glace down and assess, these require you to remove the wheel and pop the pads. Not the end of the world, but still a bother.

However, in spite of the minuses, I am not going back to rim brakes. The power, modulation, and reliability in all conditions makes this a clearly superior product, one worth the cost. They are also offered in a longer wearing version, but I'm sticking with 'quiet' for the pleasure of it.

They work great - very quiet.

Great replacement pads for SRAM AXS road brakes. I bought a set for my Red group, easy to install and they bed in fairly quick and offer very good stopping power

Quality SRAM part. Arrived quickly. Works great.

These were quiet and smooth from the first ride, no break-in required.

These brake pads do the trick! The bike stops. No squeaking, no fade, just stopping power.

Cant beat OEM pads

First pads purchased for my Rival axis hydrolic brakes. Perfect fit.

Worked as advertised.

Super easy drop-in replacement for OE pads, which gave reliable performance for several seasons. Super easy assuming you have a piston tool such as the Park Tool PP-1.2 Hydraulic Piston Press, which I do. Pads are quiet and powerful in all conditions.

Was expecting more squeal but didn't experience it. Hopefully they will last longer than the organic pads.

They fit gravel bike brake calipers and work great. Good price as well.