I'm going to shock you now by offering MY opinion rather than the opinions of others who most likely are saying this because someone else says so and have never tried them theselves.
I would have no hesitation in using these for the road, they work perfectly from cold, true they are a bit beter with just 2/3 presses of brake, but still way better than you would ever need even when stone cold, I have used these through the winter as well at -8C, think that's cold enough.
They are a bit dusty, but no noise very predictable with stack loads of feedback through the pedal, do I use them now ?, no as I use yellowstuff as they are even better, but need slightly more warm up but still plenty acceptable when cold, and better fade resistance, only faded my redstuff twice.
I have used 1144 1155, DS2000/2500 and personally wouldn't put them on a wheel barrow, they have no feel, it's like pressing a block of wood, my experience of them was that they really were crap until warmed up , then they went and faded nearly as quick.
I get ferrodo FREE, but instead of using these I BUY yellowstuff, but redstuff is awsome pad as well.
Pads are a very subjective thing though, so as you have them just use them to see what you think of them, bed them in properly, as the pad transfers material onto the disc surface during this process to work even better, the break in coating is ace as well, but sometimes you will need to just pull of the thin metal anti rattle shim on the rear of the pads, still don't rattle though, and I've been using ebc 20+ years.
Other people like other things, that's natural, my next fave would be 1155 from mintex.
Just my opinion other will vary, but some don't like it if your opinion is not with the "in crowd".
tabetha