Re: [CR] Who has trouble stopping with vintage sidepulls

(Example: Bike Shops:R.E.W. Reynolds)

Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:09:04 -0800
To: donald gillies <gillies@ece.ubc.ca>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Kim Carney" <kjcarney@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: [CR] Who has trouble stopping with vintage sidepulls


Has anyone tried these black NR replacement pads from Harris Cyclery?

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/brakeshoes.html#campagnolo

Kim Carney Davis, CA USA
> I have only had problems stopping with CAMPAGNOLO pads.
>
> There is a steep 11% grade near my house, and it's 2 blocks long and
> about 25 houses long. I nearly freaked out the first time I went down
> on my ALAN because I realized that my Campagnolo Gransport brakes
> would slow - but not stop - my bicycle on this grade.
>
> I ditched those pads and installed Shimano M505's and more recently,
> Jagwires in the Campy Holders - no probs!
>
> - Don Gillies
> San Diego, CA, USA
>
> P.S. My favorite brakes are weinmann 610's, but they can also be
> dangerous with dried-out pads. I have never had problems stopping on
> a bike with fresh pads - vintage or modern.