Originally Posted by
TruF
OK, after boiling water, exacto knife, pliers, screwdriver, etc... I think I'll opt for the less "tricky" option. Unfortunately, I don't see the pads with shoes option on sheldonbrown's site. Just the pads. Suggestions for shoes that will work for this bike? Thanks in advance!
The easy one is called BRK10 on the Harris Cyclery site and they call it a complete brake shoe with threaded hardware. The tricky one is a refill, BRK22A. Get the shoes. Guess I wasn't clear before.
I've shoehorned the refills into old shoes a few times now, and I have to figure out how I do it anew every time. I think I'm getting marginally safer each time. The last time I only half-stabbed myself with a screwdriver. I do NOT recommend using an Xacto knife for this job.
I have some red refills on order for my Trek.