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Title: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: karwash on December 12, 2006, 07:23 PM

Are they available and if so where from.

Thanks.

Karwash

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: Moose on December 12, 2006, 07:38 PM

Are you talking about the new skyway tuff pads? If you are, you should be able to get them from Alan's, Vert-ego or Ebay.com.

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: karwash on December 12, 2006, 07:59 PM

Yeah I've seen those at Alans but they apear to be threaded with a bolt and washer setup rather than splined to be gripped by the clamp. Unless I'm being stupid, which is very possible :uglystupid2:

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: Moose on December 12, 2006, 08:28 PM

V brakes use threaded with nut and washer. U brakes use the other type.

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: stidds on December 12, 2006, 08:32 PM

Not all V-Brakes use threaded Moose, I have a set of V-Brakes that use the spline shafts.

In answer to the question though, you will not be able to get Tuff Pads for the splined V-Brakes only threaded. 

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: Moose on December 12, 2006, 08:34 PM

My apologies, I haven't come across ones that use splined pads yet.

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: Moose on December 12, 2006, 08:36 PM

...and I've just realised that some U brakes use threaded :idiot2:

Again, apologies for the duff information  :-[

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: karwash on December 12, 2006, 08:46 PM

Thanks fella's thats put me on the right track  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: pickle on December 13, 2006, 10:13 AM

I thought it was just Canti's that used the splined ones???   :-\

Title: Re: Tuff pads for V brakes
Post by: karwash on December 13, 2006, 11:07 PM

It would appear not, the cheap and nasty one on the rear of the Haro I've just picked uses the splined type and so did the montain bikes I've had in the past. But then come to think of it they were cheap too.  :)