Neil, thanks again for all your valuable input, much appreciated. I'm not put off, not to worry :) it's just getting curiouser and curiouser :)
Tuesday, July 24, 2007, 7:20:13 AM, Neil wrote:
> Hopefully, your LBS should be able to help you out, but as Michael says,
> suitable blocks are sold under the Fibrax name, and ones with leather
> inserts were made (to give better stopping in the wet) but I think that
> these are no longer in production. I've bought some on eBay - they turn
up
> from time to time. They may well have been made by Fibrax, and I've also
> bought them under the brand name "Raleigh Raincheck". I've checked mine,
> and I have two patterns - one has the leather in a "sandwich" with the
> normal brake block material, and the other (marked "Sturmey Archer") has
the
> leather full width across the face of the block. I haven't used any of
> these for years, and can't remember how good they were, but I think they
> were quite effective.
> The Fibrax 269 blocks are the ones for the 1950's British caliper brakes,
> such as GB, Phillips and Monitor. These are still available, but a friend
> told me that the dimensions of the current (outsourced) ones differ from
> the old ones made by Fibrax.
> In any event, my advice would be to see what your LBS has to offer, and
> compromise on the side of safety, rather than originality.
> Don't let all this put you off; literally millions of cyclists rode steel
> rims in all weathers. You just need the right equipment.
> Neil Foddering
> Weymouth, Dorset, England
>>From: "Schmid" <schmidi@gaponline.de>
>>To: "'dima'" <dima@rogers.com>,"'Classic Rendezvous'"
>><classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
>>Subject: AW: [CR]Brake pads for steel rims
>>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:48:22 +0200
>>
>>I have heard of english made Fibrax pads for steel rims or the famous
>>Koolstops.
>>I remember seeing Fibrax with an leather insert and think those were the
>>ones for steelrims but i might be wrong.
>>Sinde I do not have a steel rimmed bike I have not tested either of
>>them.
>>
>>Michael Schmid
>>Oberammergau
>>GermanyTel.: +49 8821 798790
>>Fax.:+49 8821 798791
>>mail: schmid@zunterer.com
>>www.zunterer.com
>>
>>
>>-----Urspr\u044cngliche Nachricht-----
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>>[mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] Im Auftrag von dima
>>Gesendet: Dienstag, 24. Juli 2007 08:54
>>An: Classic Rendezvous
>>Betreff: [CR]Brake pads for steel rims
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>As was pointed out to me by Neil, steel rims require special pads. And
>>again, I ask for recommendations on which pads to get, and where to get
>>them. Thanks.
>>
>>--
>>Cheers,
>>Dmitry Yaitskov,
>>Toronto, Canada.
>>
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