Brake pad source
 

I've been hunting around the Internet for a deal on brake pads for my two old Fujis and found this for $16

http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...ducts_id=10007

Would these pads work?

The only other option might be a bunch of Koolstops from Harris Cyclery which would cost me over $40.

Usually Niagara has great stuff cheap - but not in this case. Those are not great. Here are some other generic-type brake-pads that would fit:

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...tem_id=DC-B76G

And here are what many would say are the best - and come in different configurations:

http://www.biketoolsetc.com/index.cg...id=KS-CONTI/SA

Happy Trails!

+1 on the Kool Stops.

Put those in old Weinmann center pulls and you can lock up the rear wheel.

No kidding. In v-brakes you can sail clear over the handlebars. People will think it's trick-riding. Until the ambulance comes.

I used to run Mathauser's back in "the day." Still have 2 pairs in mint condition.

Niagara does have the Dia Compe pads, but you need to buy a box of 50. ($59)
http://www.niagaracycle.com/product_...ducts_id=30051

But maybe I'll just get 4 pairs from biketoolsetc. I'd hate to have 42 brake pads left over after I discover I don't like them :)

Yes - I'm afraid that would be the outcome. I remember those pads pictured - the cheapies - They were everywhere in the 1970's and 1980's. Squealing, howling, out-of-alignment, and generally no fun. Those in the know bought Mathauser brake-pads made by Scott Mathauser. These later became the Kool Stop pads we know today. The component that gives them their legendary stopping-power, and their 'salmon' color, is finely powdered ferric oxide - rust. Actual rust you'd find on old iron pipes. They work very well at stopping you. Over the handlebars if not careful.

Never cared for those pads. Not too grippy, and they always seem to be hard, even when NOS deep down in an LBS's storage drawer.

-Kurt

Am running Scott Mathausers on both my vintage bikes. Excellent stopping power, very noticeably improved over stock Campy pads.