I put a set of those (but with threaded studs) on the front of my Nishiki
Ultimate after finding that the Campag brake blocks were useless in the
wet. The fins are just for show and don't do anything. You can get
replacements with the same compound for many vintage brakes.
http://sheldonbrown.com/
At 10:33 PM 7/27/06 +1000, Ben Kamenjas wrote:
>Literally, these brake pads have holders with fins for cooling and to
>better dissipate heat.
>Not my auction, no relation ... yada yada ... but these are very .. um
>.. cool !!!
>
>http://ebay.com/<blah>
>POST-TYPE_W0QQitemZ300011676671
John Betmanis <johnb@oxford.net>
Woodstock, ON Canada