I have four bikes and eight sets of wheels. It's like having eight bikes. so
removing the wheels is important.
I purchased the Koolstop city Tread brake shoe. It was still too long so I
got out my hack saw and sawed off a centimeter. The internal metal frame is
visible. I intend on riding the bike as the sawed-off portion is forward facing
After having to sawed the city thread. I dug out a Koolstop V brake and took a
hack saw to it. The same internal metal frame.
I am no longer required to deflate the tires to removal wheel. Which is great.
I will however I will keep an eye on these brakes to see if they deconstruct on
me.
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on
behalf of Garth <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 20, 2025 1:13 PM
To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: Sam Hillborne front wheel removal
For the heck of it I cut and pried the rubber off one the pads on an Eagle
Claw. It appears the pad holders may be dipped in a mold and rubber poured in
and that fills all the cavities of the holder. You can see where I cut off the
end portion of the pad and filed it down using a heavy metal file, by hand. To
cut the pad I've used both Fiskars utility shears and a Snap-On Linesman
pliers. Modified just enough so it clears the frame. I don't have any other
kind of pad so I can't speak to anything else, but I assume any threaded KS pad
would also have some sort of internal frame for strength and stability. There's
no loss of braking in using a shorter pad either.
With the Odyssey pads I suppose for one's own reference you could buy all three
compounds and see what does what as descriptions can't depict actual usage for
given riders setup.
https://shop.odysseybmx.com/products/odyssey-ghost-pads
On Friday, June 20, 2025 at 8:24:29 AM UTC-4 Eric Daume wrote:
I once used a power tool (angle grinder or dremel) to shorten a brake pad, and
my garage smelled like burnt rubber for the rest of the day.
Eric
On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM Garth <[email protected]> wrote:
There's also the option for modifying the pads that come with the brakes, as in
using a shears and/or hacksaw to shorten them. I shorten the Koll-Stop Eagle
Claw smooth post pads.There's an internal metal frame around the rubber. I
can't say what kind of frame if any is on any other pad, so that would require
cutting one apart and seeing what's inside. Holding the pad in a bench vice
makes it easier to work with. Once cut and/or sawed off, use a metal file to
smooth the edges. Only the portion that hits the frame need be modified, but it
doesn't hurt if shortened on both ends. This way one can still use their
preferred compound without having to resort to deflating a tire just to remove
it, which to me is just insane to design a brake that would require that.
On Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 11:45:56 PM UTC-4 J wrote:
A BMX friends told me long ago that the Odyssey pads can leave marks on rims
because they are soft, so he use the clear colored... uncolored pads
On Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:06:00 PM UTC-4 Garth wrote:
The brand of pads Riv sells are in the description Odyssey Ghost pads,
available from them direct or many BMX retailers.
On Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 5:57:54 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote:
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
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