Re: [CR]Wanted: Fibrax brake shoes

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From: "Tom Martin" <tom@wilsonbike.com>
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <1ea.b524c57.2c23a80f@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Wanted: Fibrax brake shoes
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2003 17:16:36 -0700


The US agent (Vuelta USA) doesn't stock the raincheater pads normally. I'd look at the Harris Cyclery website. That guy has everything.

Tom Martin
Oakland CA


----- Original Message -----
From: RaleighPro531@aol.com
To: hetchins.pete@verizon.net
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 4:58 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]Wanted: Fibrax brake shoes



> In a message dated 6/19/2003 6:52:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> hetchins.pete@verizon.net writes:
>
>
> > I have a local cycling friend who is looking for an unusual brake shoe made
> > in the UK, but appartently no longer in production. The name brand is
> > Fibrax, and he's looking for the "rain cheater" shoes. They work well in wet
> > weather, especially on steel rims.
> >
>
> I think they still make these but I don't know where to get them in the US.
> See: http://www.fibrax.com/
> (click on "braking solutions", then "road caliper pads", page down to
> bottom.)
> SH300R, Raincheaters.
> This is as far as I got. I found a set at a flea market so I stopped
> looking.
>
> Pete Geurds
> Douglassville, PA