Replace Brake Pads

Raam

Any ideas on how to get the pad out from the housing in 105 brakes?
I've attached a pic of what I have.

For replacements, is this what I'm looking for?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17579
They don't look right to me.

These things look more like what I want: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10358
Or even there: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17532

But they say they are for Dura Ace.

Any ideas?

Raam

hang on. I got the pads out meself

Raam

pic attached

niceonetom

i don't think those v-brake ones will work with caliper shoes, but i could be wrong.

i have dura-ace pads in 105 shoes (i think) on my bike and they work fine, but they were a bit fidly to change.

i stuck i very small allen-key in through the hole you just took the little screw out of and jimmyed* the pad along till it got free.



*not a real word, but you know what it means.

Ghost Rider

Anybody know which brake pads Campagnolo Xenon brakes take? The ones on the bike when I bought it look a bit like the ones in the 105 photo linked-to above...

Chips Lovell

They're the same pad type, so Dura Ace pads should work in 105 calipers.

Ghost Rider wrote: »

Anybody know which brake pads Campagnolo Xenon brakes take? The ones on the bike when I bought it look a bit like the ones in the 105 photo linked-to above...

Campagnolo have a slightly different pad design, so the Shimano ones won't work. You'll need these or a something similar from a third party manufacturer. The pad design changed after 2000 I think, so look for post 2000 pads. I use these for example, which are great in the wet weather.

garo

Doesn't wiggle charge for delivery to Ireland which makes ordering brake pads online a bit expensive (unless you are ordering other stuff as well). Can anyone suggest a good place to get Kool Stop pads?

Chips Lovell

The links were just for illustrative purposes. I got my last set from Chain Reaction.

Ghost Rider

Does that mean all Veloce & Mirage pads are also Xenon-compatible?

el tonto wrote: »

They're the same pad type, so Dura Ace pads should work in 105 calipers.



Campagnolo have a slightly different pad design, so the Shimano ones won't work. You'll need these or a something similar from a third party manufacturer. The pad design changed after 2000 I think, so look for post 2000 pads. I use these for example, which are great in the wet weather.

Chips Lovell

Ghost Rider wrote: »

Does that mean all Veloce & Mirage pads are also Xenon-compatible?

I'm pretty sure that all the current Campagnolo line takes the same pad type. I think the different replacement pads sold by Campagnolo differ only in rubber quality.

garo

Thanks el tonto. Unfortunately, CRC only seems to have the green (ceramic rim) pads in stock for the past month and a bit. So guess I'll have to wait a bit longer unless you can point me somewhere else

Chips Lovell

garo wrote: »

Thanks el tonto. Unfortunately, CRC only seems to have the green (ceramic rim) pads in stock for the past month and a bit. So guess I'll have to wait a bit longer unless you can point me somewhere else

Aside from CRC, I can't think of anyone else off hand who has them that you wouldn't have to pay delivery on. I got my last pair earlier on this month, so CRC may well have them back in stock soon.

Ghost Rider

Cheers for that.

Garo, what about these?

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=2951

el tonto wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that all the current Campagnolo line takes the same pad type. I think the different replacement pads sold by Campagnolo differ only in rubber quality.

garo

I have heard good things about Kool-Stop but I'm not familiar with Fibrax. Are they as good?

I know that CRC had the black ones in stock early on this month but I want some salmon ones for the wet. Those haven't been available every time I have checked since Xmas.

Chips Lovell

Never heard of Fibrax either.

Looks like I bought all the Salmon Kool Stops!