Where to find old style Campy brake pads (see pic)

[maximus]

I have a pair of Chorus monplaner brake calipers that I cleaned up and would like to use. The pads are spent though - trying to find replacements.

I have a pair of silver, dual pivot Chorus brakes from an older 10s group, and I tried using the cartridges/pads from them (would have looked great), but the mounting bolt on the 10s brakes are too large for the holes in brake arms on the monoplaners.

Am I am stuck replacing the old-style pads? Will newer, silver Shimano cartridges work (smaller bolt)?

There are NOS Campy pads on eBay, and SwissStop makes some new ones. My dilemma is, the pads I removed have a cutout in the back to allow for the mounting nut within the cartridge (see pic below). Looks like you slide the nut and pad together into the cartridge. No pads I have found have this. I could cut them myself, but I am hoping someone here would know where I can find an appropriate set of pads without having to modify them.

Thanks! :beer:

[csm]

I thought I was the only one using those brakes!
I have aztec pads on mine. they work pretty good.

[wasfast]

Not certain if this was the same pad type used in Delta brakes but if it is, you can find the pads at World Class cycles:

http://www.worldclasscycles.com/brakepads_cart.htm

[maximus]

Close to the Delta pads - but do not have the rounded sides...

[Steelman]

I use Jagwire Road Comp pads in my monoplaners. The winter eats up brake pads, and they are cheap, $5 per pair or less.

[shiftyfixedgear]

Koolstop makes replica Campy Nuovo Record pads that should fit perfectly in those holders. AND they should stop a whole lot better than the originals.

Is it that hard to take a razor blade and make the modification in the middle ?

[130R]

Hit up Baron from http://www.the-bici.com/

he's got exactly what you need.

[thwart]

My wife has Athena monoplanars on her Waterford. Same problem last year, so I just stole a pair of cartridge/pads from some Veloces I had laying around... they're all black, so not as elegant looking, but they stop her just fine.

That said, looks like you have plenty of options at this point...

[maximus]

Thanks for the responses. Going with some NOS pads sans groove. :beer: