Kool-Stop Fit Issues: Rod brake + John Bull pads undersized
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Not at all as complicated as is being speculated. I simply pried one end open and installed the pad. No mods to the pad, no reshaping of the radius of the holder. I opened it up and slid the new pad in. Left one end open for future removal/installation ease. Besides, none of this says anything to the obvious fit differences between other pads and holders and mine. Kool Stop = fits my holders/is loose in others. The John Bull situation may or may not be the same. Who knows?
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Not at all as complicated as is being speculated. I simply pried one end open and installed the pad. No mods to the pad, no reshaping of the radius of the holder. I opened it up and slid the new pad in. Left one end open for future removal/installation ease. Besides, none of this says anything to the obvious fit differences between other pads and holders and mine. Kool Stop = fits my holders/is loose in others. The John Bull situation may or may not be the same. Who knows?
Personally, I'd like to know. The whole automobile aftermarket industry is full of stuff that's supposed to fit old cars and doesn't, and it continues because there's not enough coordinated objections (or returns) when fit issues arise. Worse yet if you're a newcomer and haven't had the benefit of talking to someone who can keep you from these pitfalls. Good repops aren't going to happen if one doesn't aim for them. Nor is there any incentive for K-S (or others) to try to improve on them if there aren't discussions about fit issues when said issues arise.
Plus, I'm sick of soaking old NOS pads in wintergreen and alcohol to make them soft again and relying on these ancient refurbed pads to stop me.
-Kurt
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Somehow there is an expectation that stamped metal can hold a tight tolerance between parts.
There also seems to be an expectation that specifications stay the same over decades.
Then there is an assumption that a sample size of 2 is significant.
And of course, my personal favorite, armchair quarterbacking on how to run a business.
While I haven't received the parts yet, Mauricio is sending me a bunch of repop stuff. As best as I can tell, he is just some guy selling the repops that interest him out of his garage. Definitely not his day job. Perhaps he is a better model in doing something instead of talking about something. Here is a link to the stuff he sells.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bellav...57624731517766
There also seems to be an expectation that specifications stay the same over decades.
Then there is an assumption that a sample size of 2 is significant.
And of course, my personal favorite, armchair quarterbacking on how to run a business.
While I haven't received the parts yet, Mauricio is sending me a bunch of repop stuff. As best as I can tell, he is just some guy selling the repops that interest him out of his garage. Definitely not his day job. Perhaps he is a better model in doing something instead of talking about something. Here is a link to the stuff he sells.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bellav...57624731517766
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iab ain't wrong. We're talking about stamped sheet metal and a difference of a half a millimeter between the old and new pads. Just pinch it. If I'm Kool Stop this thread changes nothing, and if they are the only pad game in town, then they are the new spec.
And here is a fairly recent thread touching on the subject. No complaints about Kool Stop's fit.
As far as the JB pads, some careful work with some wood, a chisel, a vice, and a soft face hammer could reshape those holders. Or, grab a sheet of wear resistant rubber and make as many pads as you want.
And here is a fairly recent thread touching on the subject. No complaints about Kool Stop's fit.
As far as the JB pads, some careful work with some wood, a chisel, a vice, and a soft face hammer could reshape those holders. Or, grab a sheet of wear resistant rubber and make as many pads as you want.
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Plus, most dry old NOS pads I've come across do tend to fit right on the John Bulls. Say what you want about the rod brake holders and their tolerances, I've seen enough of the John Bulls to be certain that these new pads aren't going to work, regardless of how much pinching goes on.
I'm not so sure this thread needed to hear from an armchair quarterback who's yet to increase the aforementioned sample size.
Either way, I don't accept this variance as the "new spec."
-Kurt
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Oh. Go to the hardware store. Buy a piece of aluminum tubing. Cut to size. Slit. Put on Kool-Stop pad. And Bob's yer ******g uncle. ferchristsakes.
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By the way, your Cinelli Model B. would work a lot better with a Shimano drop parallelogram derailer instead of the Gran Sport, and some Wald fenders would make it a lot more practical.
-Kurt
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That sounds like dangerous hackery that I wouldn't have on one of my bikes. I don't understand your obsession with this thread, but you need to stop posting in it since trolling is against forum rules.
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