Counterfeit Magura brake pads?

[RebornRider]

The subject line is a question, not an assertion! My first few packages of Magura 8.P pads arrived in a blister pack (not sure about UK term). The set I received recently came in a thin plastic bag. The pads themselves have similar markings.

I've sent emails to Magura.US and Magura.DE asking about counterfeit products, but no answer yet.

The one set I installed so far that came in the thin plastic bag didn't seem to work as well as what I'm used to, but that could easily be confirmation bias.

Have any of you heard about counterfeit Magura pads?

 

[RustyIron]

Not long ago, I was in your shoes. The pads came in a plastic bag, but they had the correct markings and hole locations in the backing plate. I decided to roll the dice and install the pads. The new ones perform EXACTLY like the old ones. I currently have 350 miles on them.

 

[Sander23]

Same thing here. Ordered some magura race pads 2 weeks ago. Came in a plastic bag with a magura sticker with qr code

 

[Doomanic]

blister pack (not sure about UK term)

That's the UK term as well.

 

[jimbob]

Could be workshop vs retail packaging?

 

[RustyMTB]

Worth hanging on for a response imo. I bought, of all things, a set of fake D'Addario guitar strings off Ebay last year. It was obvious the minute I put them on but you'd never have known from the packaging. I had no idea something so trivial would be ripped off but it turns out it's such an issue that D'Addario now print a code on each pack that you can verify on their site.

Point is, if they are moody, you have no idea what's gone into them. Asbestos? TNT? Small animals? Cream cheese?

 

[Another One]

I would be surprised if they are counterfeit then again anything is possible in the world we live in now.

 

[Landy Andy]

As mentioned above. I recently bought stuff that came in packaging designed for bulk supplying, not in the retail fancy packaging.

 

[Tubby G]

Loads of companies are following ESG measures now and for small businesses changing simple things like packaging to more sustainable sources rather than single use plastic is a step in the right direction

Not saying this is what Magura have done, but it’s a possibility

 

[Doomanic]

Not the same thing at all.

Bubble wrap stampy poppy fun bag

Blister pack

Cos it looks like a blister, innit.

 

[kbass24emtp]

The pads I ordered from my LBS came in a bag just like the one you have.

 

[RebornRider]

Thanks for the feedback! My only remaining snivel is that neither Magura.US nor Magura.DE replied to me.

 

[John Beedham]

I happily use 'counterfeit' brake pads and have for ten thousand kms on one bike ... never had an issue.