On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Kirke Campbell <
passionateyouththing@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I need to replace the original weinmann brake pads on my vainqueur 999
> brakeset as they are dry and hard. The old pads slid out just fine but the
> salmon koop stop pads I got to replace them (the campy/mafac ones) are way
> too loose in the holders.
> And now I have kind of mangled the pad holders trying to hammer them down
> around the new pads. But alas the new Kool stops are still just too loose.
> Does anyone have any suggestions? Have any weinmann pad holders that I can
> start anew with?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kirke Campbell
> Houston tx
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I don't have any spare pads or holders for you, but I have had this same problem. Shimano and Weinmann holders are broader and shorter than Campy, but the Kool-Stop pads are designed for Campy.
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Ken Freeman
Ann Arbor, MI USA