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Differences between brake pads
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I am going to need to replace the brake pads shortly on one of my bikes. It has regular side pull cantilever brakes on it. Is there any reason I cant use the pads from a Mountain bike V Brake setup for example? Given these are much longer, I would assume these could give better braking. Is this in fact the case? or am I fooling myself, and should be buying the same type of (much smaller) brake blocks. I have experimented with mounting a pair that I had in the bottom of my toolbox (wouldnt use em as they are almost gone), and I can mount them solidly with clearance on the calipers. Google hasnt really told me much about it, so I'm throwing it out to the knowledgeable masses! any advice appreciated! Keith |
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kjparker writes:
Is there any reason I cant use the pads from a Mountain bike V Brake setup for example? If _your_ test proves satisfactory go for it! I'm sure the purist and rbt engineering staff will howl in disapproval and cite several reasons, some even valid, as why you should not. Best Regards - Mike Baldwin |
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On Oct 22, 6:50*pm, kjparker wrote:
Hi I am going to need to replace the brake pads shortly on one of my bikes. *It has regular side pull cantilever brakes on it. Is there any reason I cant use the pads from a Mountain bike V Brake setup for example? If you're making it work, go nuts. However, if you're using threaded pads where smooth posts usually go, you might be marring things up a big--in a place that no one can see. If it brakes good, it is good. Don't let the man tell you it's wrong. |
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On Oct 23, 2:41*pm, landotter wrote:
On Oct 22, 6:50*pm, kjparker wrote: Hi I am going to need to replace the brake pads shortly on one of my bikes. *It has regular side pull cantilever brakes on it. Is there any reason I cant use the pads from a Mountain bike V Brake setup for example? If you're making it work, go nuts. However, if you're using threaded pads where smooth posts usually go, you might be marring things up a big--in a place that no one can see. If it brakes good, it is good. Don't let the man tell you it's wrong. Thanks for that, I assumed as much, but was looking to find out if there was any technical reason I shouldnt do it. The pads that come out, have a threaded post come out of them anyway, so the vbrakes post being threaded isnt an issue. I guess it really boils down to suck it and see! |
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On Oct 22, 5:50*pm, kjparker wrote:
Hi I am going to need to replace the brake pads shortly on one of my bikes. *It has regular side pull cantilever brakes on it. Is there any reason I cant use the pads from a Mountain bike V Brake setup for example? *Given these are much longer, I would assume these could give better braking. *Is this in fact the case? or am I fooling myself, and should be buying the same type of (much smaller) brake blocks. I have experimented with mounting a pair that I had in the bottom of my toolbox (wouldnt use em as they are almost gone), and I can mount them solidly with clearance on the calipers. Google hasnt really told me much about it, so I'm throwing it out to the knowledgeable masses! any advice appreciated! Keith Side pull 'Cantis' as in 'v brakes'? Or side pull 'caliper'. in either case, if there's just a slot in the arm for the brake shoe holder, not a bunch of hardware for a non threaded, posted brake block, use anything that works. Longer pads are more rubber, better stopping in general. Make sure the longer pad can be aligned with the rim w/o any overhang to the tire. |
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On Oct 22, 6:50*pm, kjparker wrote:
Hi I am going to need to replace the brake pads shortly on one of my bikes. *It has regular side pull cantilever brakes on it. Is there any reason I cant use the pads from a Mountain bike V Brake setup for example? *Given these are much longer, I would assume these could give better braking. *Is this in fact the case? or am I fooling myself, and should be buying the same type of (much smaller) brake blocks. I have experimented with mounting a pair that I had in the bottom of my toolbox (wouldnt use em as they are almost gone), and I can mount them solidly with clearance on the calipers. Google hasnt really told me much about it, so I'm throwing it out to the knowledgeable masses! any advice appreciated! Keith http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakeshoes.html |
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On Oct 23, 10:54*am, "
wrote: On Oct 22, 6:50*pm, kjparker wrote: Hi I am going to need to replace the brake pads shortly on one of my bikes. *It has regular side pull cantilever brakes on it. Is there any reason I cant use the pads from a Mountain bike V Brake setup for example? *Given these are much longer, I would assume these could give better braking. *Is this in fact the case? or am I fooling myself, and should be buying the same type of (much smaller) brake blocks. I have experimented with mounting a pair that I had in the bottom of my toolbox (wouldnt use em as they are almost gone), and I can mount them solidly with clearance on the calipers. Google hasnt really told me much about it, so I'm throwing it out to the knowledgeable masses! any advice appreciated! Keith http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakeshoes.html- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I've used kool stops for years on my road bikes- it doesn't matter really, as long as they stop you when you need. |
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