Blocks for Tektro brakes

Alcedema
Alcedema Posts: 9
edited July 2010 in Road buying advice
I'm getting a road bike with Tektro R520 brakes but want to change the blocks for swissstop or koolstop straight away; but coming from disc MTBs only, I don't have a clue what I will need, especially as I don't have the bike yet.

Could you point me to some blocks that will "fit" or will all of a certain type fit?

Thanks.

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  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,411
    shimano road-fit pads will be ok

    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Kool_ ... 300005952/
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • sods_law
    sods_law Posts: 161
    Yup, are Shimano fitting
  • Alcedema
    Alcedema Posts: 9
    Brilliant.

    I'll go with Swissstop as it seems people prefer those over koolstops, but will I definitely need new Swissstop holders? Or are the current holders standard size for blocks?

    Thanks!
  • blackhands
    blackhands Posts: 950
    Current ones should be ok - just undo the little screw and slide out. Fit new ones so that the little screw locates in the grove in the brake pad. Make sure you fit the whole thing the right way round - so that when braking the wheel forces the pad further into the shoe.

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