Replacing brake pads
02-05-09, 09:37 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Replacing brake pads
I find that I've ridden so much over the past two years that my brake pads are worn down. I want/need new ones. I have a pair of 2005-ish Xenon caliper brakes. What should I get?
Here's the Probikekit page: Brakes & Spare Pads. Here are what appear to be my options:
1. Campagnolo BR-RE600 Caliper Brake Pads for pre 2000 Chorus, Record and Athena
Call me a complete doofus, but, erm, does this mean these inserts wouldn't fit into my brake pads?
2. Campagnolo Record/Chorus/Centaur Cartridge Brake Pads
Would these inserts work?
3. PBK Campagnolo Cartridge Brake Set (for pre 2004 Campag)
Yeah, I'm probably clueless, but will this not work with my Xenon brakes?
4. PBK Campagnolo Replacement Cartridge Brake Set for "2007 skeleton calipers and post 2005 Record and Chorus calipers"
What about these?
I like the idea of just replacing the rubber. How do you do that? Do you have to pry the old ones out and then glue the new ones in?
Here's the Probikekit page: Brakes & Spare Pads. Here are what appear to be my options:
1. Campagnolo BR-RE600 Caliper Brake Pads for pre 2000 Chorus, Record and Athena
Call me a complete doofus, but, erm, does this mean these inserts wouldn't fit into my brake pads?
2. Campagnolo Record/Chorus/Centaur Cartridge Brake Pads
Would these inserts work?
3. PBK Campagnolo Cartridge Brake Set (for pre 2004 Campag)
Yeah, I'm probably clueless, but will this not work with my Xenon brakes?
4. PBK Campagnolo Replacement Cartridge Brake Set for "2007 skeleton calipers and post 2005 Record and Chorus calipers"
What about these?
I like the idea of just replacing the rubber. How do you do that? Do you have to pry the old ones out and then glue the new ones in?
02-06-09, 06:42 AM
#2
Let your bike be the tool
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NC/SC border
Posts: 939
Bikes: '66 Raleigh Carlton, '70 Ron Cooper, '95 Bianchi CD'I, Zonal Frame with Xenon gruppo, Carbon Frame with Record Gruppo, Columbia Twosome, Terry Classic, Bianchi SX, Gravity SS/FG
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 338 Post(s)
Liked 314 Times
in
194 Posts
My 2006? Xenons are, like Mirage, different from the other shoes in that the pads and shoes are integral. The bolt goes straight into the rubber pad. I think you might have better luck if you search for Mirage pads.
__________________
Never try to teach a pig to sing...
Never try to teach a pig to sing...
02-06-09, 07:20 AM
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 3,247
Bikes: Moots Vamoots, Colnago C60, Santa Cruz Stigmata CC, and too many other bikes I don't ride
Mentioned: 7 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 152 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 7 Times
in
6 Posts
You might want to ask around in the Mechanics forum
02-06-09, 12:34 PM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,753
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
You should be able to replace your none cartridge pad setup with a cartridge set up. Just get one that has the pad and the metal holder and after that all you will need to buy are the replacement pads, slide the old one out and the new one in.
02-06-09, 05:54 PM
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,753
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Campi Road Holder 8/9 speed Record group 
Campi 2000 Road Holder 10 speed group - Campi 2000 holder with nuts and washers and dual compound inserts 1 pair = 40 grams
I don't know which one you will need for Mirage but get one of these. KoolStop brand holders and you can use the cartridge pads in them.
02-06-09, 07:30 PM
#8
Let your bike be the tool
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: NC/SC border
Posts: 939
Bikes: '66 Raleigh Carlton, '70 Ron Cooper, '95 Bianchi CD'I, Zonal Frame with Xenon gruppo, Carbon Frame with Record Gruppo, Columbia Twosome, Terry Classic, Bianchi SX, Gravity SS/FG
Mentioned: 2 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 338 Post(s)
Liked 314 Times
in
194 Posts
You need to check on those replacement pads and make certain that the bolts are not too big in diameter for the slots on the brake calipers. That was a problem I encountered in aftermarket replacements for my 1995 Mirage brakes. Some people recommended filing out the slots a couple of millimeters. Record cartridges have historically not fit Mirage calipers.
__________________
Never try to teach a pig to sing...
Never try to teach a pig to sing...
Last edited by cranky old road; 02-06-09 at 07:34 PM.
02-06-09, 07:59 PM
#9
Senior Member
Thread Starter
So, basically either option 3 or 4 in my first post should work, shouldn't they? I'm just confounded by the "pre-2004." Were the brakes different, or something? Why wouldn't those ones work? (They're the only ones in stock at PBK).
02-06-09, 08:18 PM
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,753
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
02-06-09, 08:35 PM
#11
slow up hills
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Seattle, WA
Posts: 4,931
Bikes: Giant TCR, Redline CX, Ritchey Breakaway, Spec S-works epic
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
02-06-09, 09:24 PM
#12
Senior Member
Thread Starter
PBK has free shipping and I want to get a few other items from them, so I'd really like to get the brake pads from them.
What could they possibly mean by "pre-2004" pads? Is it possible that the bolts might not fit into the calipers of my 2006 Xenon brakes? I mean, from the photos they don't look all that different in terms of where they attach to the brake calipers.
F'it, I'm just gonna order the "pre-2004" pads. I mean, this isn't rocket science. Is it?
What could they possibly mean by "pre-2004" pads? Is it possible that the bolts might not fit into the calipers of my 2006 Xenon brakes? I mean, from the photos they don't look all that different in terms of where they attach to the brake calipers.
F'it, I'm just gonna order the "pre-2004" pads. I mean, this isn't rocket science. Is it?
02-06-09, 09:24 PM
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Georgia
Posts: 1,753
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
