Originally Posted by pfreyre

Hello all,

I am trying to restore an old Bianchi with Modolo Sporting brakes, however I am having problems with the brake pads. I removed the old and brittle pads (they cracked into pieces), but I'm having issues installing the new replacements from Kool Stop. How do I do it? I'm scared to bend the sides of the holder (they seem brittle), but I can't simply slide in the new pads because they are blocked by the back of the screw that holds them to the caliper. What do I do?