EBC is a British company that is one of the largest disc brake manufacturers. Comfortably exceeding stringent TUV standards it is best known for its’ motorcycle disc brake pads, but it also supplies inter-city trains, the DLR, buses and tractors as well as the bicycle market. More than 150 replacement pads, suitable for almost every MTB bike sold in the U. K. are sold by bike shops. These are often superior to original equipment supplied on bikes providing the users with additional benefits. Used and endorsed by Steve Peat through his successful world championship winning downhill racing career, brake pads for all disciplines are supplied in a variety of compounds. In regular independent tests EBC brake products are shown to not just meet but exceed OEM manufacturer parts by a healthy margin in: . Pad Lifetime. Low disc/rotor abrasion. Heat performance. Reduction of brake dust. Environmental credentials. EBC Brake Pads are available in Three compound Grades – Green (Organic), Red (High friction organic) & Gold (Sintered). Green – Organic (Standard). Medium lifetime pad for all disciplines and conditions. Ideal replacement upgrade for all compatible systems. Designed for general use including Road, Cross-Country and Trekking. Medium/soft pad compound for better stopping. This is a resin pad, made of an organic compound. Can be used on hardened or non-hardened rotors. Supplied with uprated return springs in spring based systems. *Compatible Brakes systems: . AVID – DB1. AVID – DB3. AVID – DB5. AVID – ELIXIR 1. AVID – ELIXIR 3. AVID – ELIXIR 5. AVID – ELIXIR 7. AVID – ELIXIR 9. AVID – ELIXIR CR. AVID – ELIXIR R. AVID – ELIXIR VIA GT. AVID – ELIXIR XO (2011-2012). AVID – ELIXIR XO TRAIL. AVID – ELIXIR XX. Paul Components – Klamper. SRAM DB1. SRAM – DB3. SRAM – DB5. SRAM – LEVEL T. SRAM – LEVEL. SRAM – XO. SRAM – XX. SRAM – XX WORLD CUP. Trickstuff – CLEG 2. *Other systems may be compatible (list accurate as of Sept. 17)