I haven't tried these, but they're similar to what Nick and Bill mentioned and they seem to take road pads. https://jagwire.com/products/brake-pads/cross-rim-brake-pads
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 7:18:47 PM UTC+2 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Rivendell used to sell "Sanity Brake Pads" to address this issue directly. > They are out of stock at Riv now, but various stubby brake pads are > available from BMX-adjacent sellers for exactly this use case. If it were > me, I would run a set of Kool Stop VANs brake shoes. I trust Kool Stop, > and I love VANs, and I think it would be a fun and ironic set up choice on > a Rivendell build which would still result in excellent braking. Lots of > fun colors and a cheap $10 experiment. > > > https://www.danscomp.com/kool-stop-vans-brake-pads-threaded-sky-blue-pair-ks-vblu/p619844 > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > On Sunday, June 15, 2025 at 8:46:45 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm having trouble removing the front wheel on my Sam because it won't >> fit past the v-brakes even after opening the quick release. I have to >> actually loosen a brake pad and move it out of the way to squeeze the wheel >> through. Strangely, I don't have this issue with the rear wheel it comes >> off easily once the noodle is disengaged. >> >> I'm running fairly wide tires (700c x 45), which might be part of the >> problem. Has anyone else run into this? Is there a way to adjust the >> v-brakes so I don't have to go through this every time I remove the front >> wheel? >> >> >> Thanks! >> Masood >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/acfa357c-bc69-4834-b721-bdab151d5148n%40googlegroups.com.
