Vintage Athena brake block replacements.

[S2H]

This is my dad's mid-80s Ochsner. It's Athena from whatever year Athena came out. Looking for replacement blocks. The guy at the LBS says the only option is NOS.

Will these not work? http://www.koolstop.com/english/campireplacement.html

http://i.imgur.com/ffhEBbY.jpg

[AngryScientist]

save yourself the trouble, and get a set of modern pad holders loaded with new pads from jagwire or others. they'll work just fine in those calipers.

http://cdn3.volusion.com/n9g24.e5uwf/v/vspfiles/photos/Jagwire-SleekPro-Pads-1.jpg%3F1378836204

[S2H]

Sure, that's an option. But he would ideally like to keep it looking stock.

[Steve in SLO]

The pads in your link will work. I have them on a similar set of brakes. Much better than 25+ your old crusty dried out pads.

[oldpotatoe]

This is my dad's mid-80s Ochsner. It's Athena from whatever year Athena came out. Looking for replacement blocks. The guy at the LBS says the only option is NOS.

Will these not work? http://www.koolstop.com/english/campireplacement.html

http://i.imgur.com/ffhEBbY.jpg

Koop stop makes replacement blocks....email

Jim@vecchios.com

[S2H]

So here are my dad's pads. See how the block has a threaded part? Doesn't look like the Koolstops have that part... At least not the pictures I'm finding online.

http://i.imgur.com/TbJc7eN.jpg

[choke]

I believe that you'll find that the threaded part is just inserted into a relief in the brake block. If the ones that you purchased don't have that relief then it's easy enough to make one with a knife.