Swissstop Brake shoe?

Wigster
Wigster Posts: 47
edited July 2014 in Road buying advice
I just purchased a set of Swissstop Flash Pro Green, they arrived today and I went to fit them.. but..
My current brake pads don't use any cartridge system:
400-641183?$pm_large$

What's the best way to get a set of shoes that the SwissStops cartridges will fit into?
My current calliper brakes on my Cannondale Caad 8 sora are "promax". So I was thinking if I bought a whole new set of calliper Brakes would they come with the necessary shoe to slide the SwissStop cartridge into?

Or can the shoes be purchased on their own anywhere, I have tried searching Wiggle/Evans etc but no luck?

Any ideas?

Alex
Cannondale Caad 8 Sora
QuadLock iPhone 5 Mount / Garmin Edge 810 [HRM / Cadence]
Swissstop Flash Pro Green Brakes
2 x Cube Bottle Cages
Pedals: SHIMANO R540 - Shoes: Shimano R088

Comments

  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    You just need some Shimano pattern brake shoes - no need for expensive Swisstop or branded ones. Try Planet-x or ebay.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Wigster
    Wigster Posts: 47
    Hmm - thanks Monty - I'll try my LBS tomorrow and see if they have anything for sale, want to try out the new pads this weekend!
    Cannondale Caad 8 Sora
    QuadLock iPhone 5 Mount / Garmin Edge 810 [HRM / Cadence]
    Swissstop Flash Pro Green Brakes
    2 x Cube Bottle Cages
    Pedals: SHIMANO R540 - Shoes: Shimano R088
  • vdubnut
    vdubnut Posts: 9
    let us know how they go! considering buying them but have tried other pads before and not much improvement lol!
  • maddog 2
    maddog 2 Posts: 8,114
    the pads you link to are:

    a) very good
    b) for dual pivot roadie brakes

    but then you say you have V brakes, which use different pads so are incompatible. Unless I'm missing something...?

    If you have V brakes then you need V brake pads
    If you have road calipers then you can use any shimano-compatible brake holder and the Swissstop pads you link to.
    Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer
  • Wigster
    Wigster Posts: 47
    Maddog, the the brakes I had previously didn't have shoes, you had to remove the whole brake block directly.
    The SwissStop's I purchased were only the cartridges that are meant to slide into shoes.

    So today I went to my LBS and purchased the cheapest set of brake blocks I could that came with Shimano fitment shoes, which were these: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ashima-aluminiu ... ke-blocks/ I removed the pads they came with and slotted in the SwissStop cartridges :).
    Cannondale Caad 8 Sora
    QuadLock iPhone 5 Mount / Garmin Edge 810 [HRM / Cadence]
    Swissstop Flash Pro Green Brakes
    2 x Cube Bottle Cages
    Pedals: SHIMANO R540 - Shoes: Shimano R088
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 9,104
    Yes I think the confusion is you said you had V-brakes when in fact you don't - if you google V-brakes you'll see what they look like and your new brake shoes likely would't fit.
    [Castle Donington Ladies FC - going up in '22]
  • Wigster
    Wigster Posts: 47
    DeVlaeminck - ohhhh I see now, edited my post to say caliper instead of V to prevent future confusion.
    Cannondale Caad 8 Sora
    QuadLock iPhone 5 Mount / Garmin Edge 810 [HRM / Cadence]
    Swissstop Flash Pro Green Brakes
    2 x Cube Bottle Cages
    Pedals: SHIMANO R540 - Shoes: Shimano R088

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