Fixing up an old bike for a friend and encounters these angled brake pads, anyone ever seen them and know if they're still available anywhere?
by elpeebee
Fixing up an old bike for a friend and encounters these angled brake pads, anyone ever seen them and know if they're still available anywhere?
by elpeebee
7 Comments
Whoa. My shop is signed up with at least 8 general distributors of massive amounts of parts. I’ve not seen these from any of them. My guess is that if they’re available, they’re only available from an extreme niche supplier.
Some [rod brake](https://velo-store.shop/147846-pair-of-city-brake-pads-nut-for-brake-caliper-deporte-fibrax-raleigh-45-mm-silver-black-45-mm?variant%5B131%5D=34702) style pads could work.
Just to hop on that other comment I work at a shop that has been open since the 70’s and we are the largest shop in my state nowadays and still I’ve never even seen a setup like that. Are you sure it’s supposed to be angled like that?
This looks like mechanic hell
Try and post more pictures!
This comment is going to break sub rules, but I believe those are the Deathtrap 2000s which haven’t been in production in the civilized world since 1949.
Search for ‘rod brake blocks’.
Can you tell us the brand and model of the bike? That could help with identification.
Whether you find success here or not, please reach out [here](http://www.blackbirdsf.org/brake_obscura/road.html) and see if they know anything additional and/or are interested in featuring your brake.
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