When the disc isn’t present they close up nicely - Clark’s CHM-08. Initially I thought they were much better than the promax ones but in real world conditions they’re just as bad. I’ve now got a bunch of pads and a second set of discs that have all been basically useless. I spent ages trying to bed them in properly and on one set even tried brake goo that’s supposed to both speed up the process and increase friction. Had a couple of quite scary moments out there today so the bike - which isn’t old - is being retired until I have the bits or resources to try again.
Generally if I’ve had an issue I’ve been able to fettle it back to good but I’m utterly defeated - I feel like chucking the whole thing in a skip - which I’m obviously not going to do