alaris

Hi

I have Shimano 600ex on my vintage Trek. I need to get new shoes for the calipers - they are BR-6208. Does anyone know what modern shoe would work on these brakes? I can seem to find anything that cross-references these calipers.

I'm sure somebody has done this before - what shoes are you running?

Thanks!

dokydoky

I have BR-6207 brakes (which Velobase seems to imply are pretty much the same thing), do you mean you want to use the original shoe holders that say Shimano on them? Because I'd imagine any old shoe with threaded hardware would fit in there otherwise.

Charles Wahl

Kool-Stop makes several different styles, and they're reputed to be the best-stopping shoes out there. For replacements that match the originals: good luck. Any that exist are over 20 years old now, so the material is probably oxidized/hardened. Of course I say that when I'm riding 23 year-old shoes!

alaris

No I do not want to use the original shoe holders - they are integrated into the threaded stud. I am simply asking what would be a suitable replacement shoe that would fit the caliper.

I realize any "original" shoe will be hard as a rock. Otherwise I would what I currently own. With all the different type shoes available out there, I am trying to find out what other folks are using.

MajorA

I have a variety of Shimano brakes from that period, and I use off-the-peg modern Shimano 105 pads. They're slicker-looking, and more aero that the originals, but they do the job ...

Charles Wahl

https://www.koolstop.com/brakes/index.php


kool stop dura

and lots of others.

Road Fan

I've replaced entire shoes, not just rubber inserts, on my 6207 calipers. I used Shimano replacement shoes off the blister-pack display at my LBS, several years ago. I also tested some Campy brake shoes with Kool-stops in them on that bike, and they made no improvement.

IMO the 6207 is a poor brake - always squishy with poor deceleration, even after "blueprinting" the cables and testing with Campy Record levers. Can't say about the 6208.

If you need a period replacement or NOS, I don't know where to find you what you need.

Bikedued

I believe I have those brakes on my SR. With NOS 90's Shimano shoes from my LBS, and newer aero 600 levers, they work VERY well. They also seem to work just fine on my 520, which the original owner replaced the levers with Exage sport aero levers(rubber nubs on the front of the levers). The levers might be poor but the calipers do quite well, IMHO. I've never used a 6207/8 lever, since I can never seem to find them with the hoods in good shape. I also don't want to spend $45 on hoods just to use them.,,,,BD

craggen

Ok, time to resurrect this old thread!!

I have these brakes as the OP mentioned, just want to clarify a few things before I purchase replacement pads/shoes.

These will fit? As well as these?