Avid SD7 Vs - difference btw fr and rear?
01-26-11, 05:24 AM
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Avid SD7 Vs - difference btw fr and rear?
I am looking at buying a set of V brakes and saw Avid Single Digit 7s at one retailer. They have a higher price for the front bake than the rear. I always thought Vs and cantis were the same front and rear and just needed the pads swapping round. I can't see any difference between the two in the description.
Is there any difference? Can I buy 2 rears and just change the pads on the front one?
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Is there any difference? Can I buy 2 rears and just change the pads on the front one?
thanks
01-26-11, 08:27 PM
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The only difference that I've noticed is the orientation of the brake pads.
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Thanks for the replies.
mobaar, that is the only difference I could think of but a new noodle is less than the price difference.
mobaar, that is the only difference I could think of but a new noodle is less than the price difference.
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Nope, it ain't the noodles.
At least not with SD-7s. I just picked up a set (front and rear) this afternoon. Saturday my 10 year old grand son is going to install them with me. The noodles are identical (90 degree). The brake pads, however, are marked left and right and have a front and rear. Since the arms face opposite ends of the bike, the pads have to be oriented differently.
Unless there's something that I missed you can buy two rears (or whichever is cheapest) and reorient the pads to fit on the opposite end of the bike.
At least not with SD-7s. I just picked up a set (front and rear) this afternoon. Saturday my 10 year old grand son is going to install them with me. The noodles are identical (90 degree). The brake pads, however, are marked left and right and have a front and rear. Since the arms face opposite ends of the bike, the pads have to be oriented differently.
Unless there's something that I missed you can buy two rears (or whichever is cheapest) and reorient the pads to fit on the opposite end of the bike.
