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Looks like I need to replace the pads on my CX canti brakes and being used to discs, I'm a bit confused as to which type of fitting I need... ๐Ÿ˜•

I've got Tektro CR520 cantis and I know I [b]dont[/b] need a cartridge pad, but I'm not sure if I need a threaded or canti fitting?

Anyone know the answer? These are the brakes in question btw.

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Posted : 19/05/2014 9:35 pm
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They're just standard v-brake pads in that pic


 
Posted : 19/05/2014 9:40 pm
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V-brake? Now you're throwing another option at me!

So are v-brake different to these, which are meant to be suitable for cantis?

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Posted : 19/05/2014 9:59 pm
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As Simon said, yours just have v-brake pads. The conical washers will allow you to toe-in the pads easily.


 
Posted : 19/05/2014 10:02 pm
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I'm confused to buggery now ๐Ÿ˜•

So let me get this straight, v-brake pads are fine for use in cantilever brakes? Remembering v-brakes of old, I thought they all used a cartridge pad. Maybe not then

Furthermore, those (red, blue, grey etc) pads I linked to above wont work?

But I would be best off with something like these instead?

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Posted : 19/05/2014 10:12 pm
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The canti pads you have pictured definitely won't work. The ones you have pictured underneath will.


 
Posted : 19/05/2014 10:18 pm
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Ahh thanks for the confirmation, I'm slowly getting it now ๐Ÿ™‚

So these type (below) are for v-brakes and therefore should also work

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Posted : 19/05/2014 10:29 pm
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So these type (below) are for v-brakes and therefore should also work

Yes.


 
Posted : 19/05/2014 10:34 pm
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On closer inspection, the pads on your brakes do look like 'threaded' cantilever brake pads. They are a bit shorter than v-brake pads.

Just do a google image search for 'threaded canti brake pads'


 
Posted : 19/05/2014 10:36 pm
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Got the bike sat behind me and the stock pads that came with it do seem quite short, certainly shorter than those red v-brake pads I linked to above.

I think the black Kool Stop ones (up there^^) have the same fittings and the pad is also a little shorter, and perhaps the pad material is also a little thicker.


 
Posted : 19/05/2014 10:41 pm
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V-brake pads come in different lengths. I find the shorter ones slighly easier to set up on crosser rims with a shallower sidewall.


 
Posted : 19/05/2014 10:57 pm
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Thats good to hear as I went for the slightly shorter v-brake fitting.


 
Posted : 21/05/2014 4:31 pm