I'm thinking of buying a set of EBC Yellow pads , as i'm due for some new brake pads. Although I'm also thinking of buying a set of EBC Greens to use for winter driving and swapping out the pads when the weather warms up/ and for track use.
Cold initial bite is important to me in winter. I even dislike the stock pads in winter due to a noticeable loss of Initial bite. it was 33 this morning and with no one behind me i did a bit of a cold pad brake test, then rode the brakes for a minute and retested and Wow, big time difference in bite. (tested doing a 27 to 0 )
Not sure how much i should believe EBC's chart :
http://www.ebcbrakes.com/trackday&race.html
they say the Green and Yellow have 'excellent' cold bite, and the reds have 'good plus' and the blue's have medium. IF that's correct then maybe i should just get yellows.
Also if i was to go with a pad with a not so great initial cold bite, and just rode my brakes briefly every time they are cold. is that going to significantly reduce the life of the pads ? (I'm guessing yes , but i don't know)
I just really hate the feel of the stock pads when cold, and my commute to work is short and my brakes stay cold unless i ride them or make some stops just to warm them up.