The front blocks on my Dawes Ultra Galaxy are worn out - I've picked up good things lurking here about Kool Stop salmon pads, which I'd really like to try. There's just one snag - I don't know which to order.
The bike has Avid Shorty 4 brakes, do I need the thinline or road style, V or Canti fitting? The thinline look most like what I have on now, but I'm not sure.
Thaanks in advance
Tim
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The bike has Avid Shorty 4 brakes, do I need the thinline or road style, V or Canti fitting? The thinline look most like what I have on now, but I'm not sure.
You can use the Thinlines or Mountain Pads, V-style fitting (i.e. with a threaded post).
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Tim Dunne said:
The bike has Avid Shorty 4 brakes, do I need the thinline or road style, V or Canti fitting? The thinline look most like what I have on now, but I'm not sure.
You can use the Thinlines or Mountain Pads, V-style fitting (i.e. with a threaded post).
Thanks. Is the fact that my current ones are symmetrical about the fixing (lenthways) versus the kool stop not being so, significant?
Cheers
Tim
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Thanks. Is the fact that my current ones are symmetrical about the fixing (lenthways) versus the kool stop not being so, significant?
Well, good old Sheldon came good in the end. Having ridden a bike with Roller brakes for years, I forgot about how rim brakes used to be. There must be too much [censored] in my head these days because I'd forgotten about the threadless style of fixing.
The write up on the Kool Stops on the Harris Cyclery site is far better than the one on the Kool Stop site. Something wrong there somewhere...
Thanks
Tim
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The bike has Avid Shorty 4 brakes, do I need the thinline or road style, V or Canti fitting? The thinline look most like what I have on now, but I'm not sure.
I think it doesn't really matter which style of blocks you choose, as long as you don't get threaded when you need post fitting, and vice versa.
I have "Thinline" blocks on one bike and "Mountain" on the other and both are excellent.
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Tim Dunne said:
The bike has Avid Shorty 4 brakes, do I need the thinline or road style, V or Canti fitting? The thinline look most like what I have on now, but I'm not sure.
I think it doesn't really matter which style of blocks you choose, as long as you don't get threaded when you need post fitting, and vice versa.
I have "Thinline" blocks on one bike and "Mountain" on the other and both are excellent.
d.
Thanks
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I've picked up good things lurking here about Kool Stop salmon pads, which I'd really like to try.
now it has started being wet again my thoughts start to turn to braking effectiveness. I have been using clarks shimano compatible cartridge pads (GBP3 or 4 /pair) for dual pivot calipers. I find that if the rims are very wet then braking affectiveness is greatly reduced. The bike also gets covered in black slime which attracts small childrens' fingers.
I splashed out on a set of salmons. My initial impressions are that the snow plough at the front means that the pads need to be further from the rims and the levers feel more spongy (which i dont like but is not unnacceptable). Braking performance is not strikingly different (brakes still fade when rims are very wet). Looks like the black sludge may be better but the evidence is not conclusive yet.
Overall I am slightly underwhelmed. OTOH they are not very much more expensive so I don't feel ripped off. We shall have to see how rim wear rates go
I splashed out on a set of salmons. My initial impressions are that the snow plough at the front means that the pads need to be further from the rims and the levers feel more spongy (which i dont like but is not unnacceptable).
Snow plough can be filed off if you like.
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Braking performance is not strikingly different (brakes still fade when rims are very wet). Looks like the black sludge may be better but the evidence is not conclusive yet.
Overall I am slightly underwhelmed. OTOH they are not very much more expensive so I don't feel ripped off. We shall have to see how rim wear rates go
*All* brake blocks fade and become much less effective in heavy rain, in my experience. But the Kool Stop salmons I use are good in dry weather and light rain, last well, and, uniquely, don't (or hardly ever) pick up bits of aluminium from the rims.
