Tiagra brake rim pads

smeev
smeev Posts: 105
edited November 2012 in Road buying advice
Hi all,

Can anyone recommend some decent rim pads for shimano Tiagra brakes??

Cheers.
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Comments

  • Lookyhere
    Lookyhere Posts: 987
    Whatever you go for, you ll need to get brake pad holders/shoes as Tiagra are one peice - if you ve the original pads?
    I like Swisstop GHPs, maybe less rim wear but far better wet weather braking.
  • waterford123
    waterford123 Posts: 172
    Probably of little help but I bought some £4.99 shoes from Ebay, they are a bit better than the original ones supplied with the callipers but still pretty ropey. I guess you get what you pay for.
  • charlie_potatoes
    charlie_potatoes Posts: 1,921
    I went for Swissstop green (alloy wheel rim) to replace the standard tektro.

    The Tektro pads were naff in my opinion.

    I recommend the Swissstop. Although if, as Lookyhere has said, you need the holders then expect to pay between £40 to £50 :shock:
    "You really think you can burn off sugar with exercise?" downhill paul
  • nmcgann
    nmcgann Posts: 1,780
    Step one is to get some pad holders. The cheapo ones I tried were useless (rusted), so I'd recommend getting some of the Ultegra ones at around £12 per pair. (eg. http://www.evanscycles.com/products/shi ... r-ec041613) They have better pads too.

    You can then swap to better pads like Koolstop etc.
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