Confused about brake pads

Thelittlesthobo
Thelittlesthobo Posts: 184
edited July 2013 in Road buying advice
I have a trek 1.5 of 2011 vintage. I checked the brake pads recently and think I maybe have a few weeks left on them. The calliper s are tektro and the brake pads are of the cartridge replaceable type. Metal holder with pad insert etc.

Are replaceable brake pads all the same size and style? I was planing on getting swisstop green pads but they are a bit expensive to get the wrong ones.

Thanks for any help

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  • crankycrank
    crankycrank Posts: 1,830
    Just get the Shimano cartridge version of any pad and it will fit your Tektro cartridges. The Swisstops would be my first choice and followed by a close second the Koolstop Salmon pads.
  • Thelittlesthobo
    Thelittlesthobo Posts: 184
    Thanks
  • Sevenfold
    Sevenfold Posts: 86
    I have (I think) Tektro brakes on my Boardman Team Carbon. I recently swapped the pads out for SwissStop FlashPro BXP (the blue ones). Massive improvement in stopping power, control. No cheap but thoroughly recommended for alloy rims.

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