Where do people recommend for buying vintage break blocks?
- Thread starter sooper8
- Start date
Midlife
Retro Wizard
Midlife":2xa5osct said:Vintage calliper brakes, especially on steel rims, are a bit pants compared to modern jobbies
Shaun
Oh ok - I don't really want to change the whole set up for modern stuff as I can't afford it and the breaks seemed to do a good enough job when the blocks were new.
I have alloy rims and just wanted a good source of blocks that look like they belong on the bike of that era.
I'll check that link, thanks
Excel
Retro Guru
Re:
if you're going to use your bike as a rider and not just wall art then Koolstop do a range of vintage style blocks designed to fit Campag/Modolo/Mafac etc. they look the part and they're easily obtainable on eBay, I've used them for a while now as they have far superior purchase on alloy rims compared to original vintage brake blocks that tends to squeal and go brittle after a while.....
Griff
if you're going to use your bike as a rider and not just wall art then Koolstop do a range of vintage style blocks designed to fit Campag/Modolo/Mafac etc. they look the part and they're easily obtainable on eBay, I've used them for a while now as they have far superior purchase on alloy rims compared to original vintage brake blocks that tends to squeal and go brittle after a while.....
Griff
