so, i've finally converted to the dark side, shimano, and have a question about the brake toe orientation on their 7700 calipers.
both front & rear are toed slightly "forward", that is, the tip of the pad to the front of the bike touches first. this is presumably for modulation & squeal. but isn't it also the orientation to trap the maximum amount of grit? is there any reason the toe can't be to the rear so grit gets scuffed off /before/ getting trapped under the pad?
i'm thinking of rebuilding to swap the front & rear calipers to achieve this "rear toe" effect, but has anyone else tried it? any reason /not/ to do it?
so, i've finally converted to the dark side, shimano, and have a question about the brake toe orientation on their 7700 calipers.
both front & rear are toed slightly "forward", that is, the tip of the pad to the front of the bike touches first. this is presumably for modulation & squeal. but isn't it also the orientation to trap the maximum amount of grit? is there any reason the toe can't be to the rear so grit gets scuffed off /before/ getting trapped under the pad?
i'm thinking of rebuilding to swap the front & rear calipers to achieve this "rear toe" effect, but has anyone else tried it? any reason /not/ to do it?
If you use rear toe, the back of the pad will be pulled forwards under braking and the pad may judder badly (it depends on the rim surface) with only the back making intermittent contact. Not a good idea, apart from the grit thing.
both front & rear are toed slightly "forward", that is, the tip of the pad to the front of the bike touches first. this is presumably for modulation & squeal. but isn't it also the orientation to trap the maximum amount of grit?
I rub the rear (leading) edge of new pads on sand paper before installing them to acheive the "toe-in". Grit's never been a problem with the salmon colored Kool-Stop pads I use. I stopped using Shimano pads when I saw how much they trapped grit and chewed up the aluminum rims.
both front & rear are toed slightly "forward", that is, the tip of the pad to the front of the bike touches first. this is presumably for modulation & squeal. but isn't it also the orientation to trap the maximum amount of grit?
I rub the rear (leading) edge of new pads on sand paper before installing them to acheive the "toe-in". Grit's never been a problem with the salmon colored Kool-Stop pads I use. I stopped using Shimano pads when I saw how much they trapped grit and chewed up the aluminum rims.
I agree. The problem is the crappy Shimano pads. Get some Kool-Stops and be done with it.
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Don't matter cuz unless you bend the arm, you cannot change 'toe' of 7700 calipers. It took 7800 and how many eyars before shimano figured oiut how to make the pads toe-able.
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Don't matter cuz unless you bend the arm, you cannot change 'toe' of 7700 calipers. It took 7800 and how many eyars before shimano figured oiut how to make the pads toe-able.
unless the toe is purely a function of the pad holders, if the forward facing front toes to the front, and i swap the mounting bolts out [pita], i should be end up with a rear brake toed to the rear. yes?
Some pads have a "wedged" portion in the back of them so most of the grit is (supposively) scraped off. If you're worried, get one of these. Personally, I've noticed no difference in grit gathering regardless of toe-in.
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