- Location
- London
Anyone got any hot tips for replacing the things?
I like V brakes for various reasons (several of my favourite bikes have been fitted with them) and of course the cartridge system promises easy brake pad replacement.
But my oh my that dreaded pin - often struggle for ages to get it through both holes in the holder and the pad.
On one of my bikes have got the idea that it's maybe not a hole alignment issue but the **ing holes in the original Shimano holders are just too small.
And the genius who designed this system (surely the pad holding could be changed without changing the essence of V brakes?) of course carefully arranged things so that the vital pin hole is plonked right behind the forks.
Anyone got any hot tips (yes, you're right - spent a wet afternoon inside changing some pads)?
I like V brakes for various reasons (several of my favourite bikes have been fitted with them) and of course the cartridge system promises easy brake pad replacement.
But my oh my that dreaded pin - often struggle for ages to get it through both holes in the holder and the pad.
On one of my bikes have got the idea that it's maybe not a hole alignment issue but the **ing holes in the original Shimano holders are just too small.
And the genius who designed this system (surely the pad holding could be changed without changing the essence of V brakes?) of course carefully arranged things so that the vital pin hole is plonked right behind the forks.
Anyone got any hot tips (yes, you're right - spent a wet afternoon inside changing some pads)?