Hey there,
I've built a Pompino, mainly with parts I've had lying around, but I'm not too happy with the brakes. I'm running drops with Tektro road levers onto Shimano LX cantis, which I believe On One may be fitting as standard now. The pads seem to be really abrasive on the rims (Open Pros), with visible traces of alloy on the surface of the pad. (I've since changed the pads to some others I had in my spares box which are much better). I was wondering what brakes others were running (mini vees, other cantis etc) and whether you were happy with them.
Secondly, the LX cantis are a front and rear set which came without instructions. Two of them have a grey plastic bushing where the spiggot from the back of the pad clamps up, and two of them don't. Am I right in assuming that the ones with the grey plastic bushing are the front set?
Thanks
Kurt
I've built a Pompino, mainly with parts I've had lying around, but I'm not too happy with the brakes. I'm running drops with Tektro road levers onto Shimano LX cantis, which I believe On One may be fitting as standard now. The pads seem to be really abrasive on the rims (Open Pros), with visible traces of alloy on the surface of the pad. (I've since changed the pads to some others I had in my spares box which are much better). I was wondering what brakes others were running (mini vees, other cantis etc) and whether you were happy with them.
Secondly, the LX cantis are a front and rear set which came without instructions. Two of them have a grey plastic bushing where the spiggot from the back of the pad clamps up, and two of them don't. Am I right in assuming that the ones with the grey plastic bushing are the front set?
Thanks
Kurt