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I have FSA brake pad shoes, which are colour co-ordinated to my bike, are all brake pads universal and therefore fit any shoe?
No, they're not all the same, but nearly all are either 'shimano' or 'campag' compatible.
I suspect your FSA calipers will use Shimano compatible pads. Check out this site and see if you can identify yours from the pictures.
http://www.discobrakes.com/?s=0&t=2&c=52&
Cheers Steve, I have managed to find the callipers are FSA gossamer, but struggling to find and FSA pads, or FSA compatible pads.
Probably just easier to buy new brake pad mounts if the ones you have only fit FSA pads.
@kris wrote:
Probably just easier to buy new brake pad mounts if the ones you have only fit FSA pads.
Probably will in the end if I can't sort it, just trying to keep the look as the shoes are sprayed and customised to the bike
My day to day bikes both have early 1980's campagnolo Record front brake fitted but no rear. These very expensive brakes look really smart as they are nice and shiny and are beautifully engraved with the campagnolo name and eventually........ if you are patient......... they will stop you, so long as you don't want to stop quickly. 😆 I usually don't bother with the brake and just backpedal and that way you don't need to replace the brake blocks. Maybe that's the solution to your problem, but of course you'll also have to get rid of that very dangerous freewheel?? 😕
@nofear wrote:
My day to day bikes both have early 1980's campagnolo Record front brake fitted but no rear. These very expensive brakes look really smart as they are nice and shiny and are beautifully engraved with the campagnolo name and eventually........ if you are patient......... they will stop you, so long as you don't want to stop quickly. 😆 I usually don't bother with the brake and just backpedal and that way you don't need to replace the brake blocks. Maybe that's the solution to your problem, but of course you'll also have to get rid of that very dangerous freewheel?? 😕
Thanks for the advise Dave, think I will stick to the more common way of stopping ie brakes. I emailed FSA this afternoon and they have confirmed that Shimano are compatible, panic over 😀
Try the Swiss stop pads, they last pretty long and stop really well even in wet horrible conditions they will also be compatible with your FSA brake calipers.
I'm with Dave F, brakes only slow you down 😆
Weinman 500's (google them)
For winter, buy the cheapest blocks possible, in bulk. I use blocks that cost about £5 for a set, and I change them every 3-4 weeks. Salt and grit destroys them anyway so no point in spending a packet.
Save that for spring time 🙂
Top tips from big Kris!
