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General Category => The Knowledge => Topic started by: rogerzilla on 13 March, 2010, 07:16:48 pm

Title: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: rogerzilla on 13 March, 2010, 07:16:48 pm

I have to fix up a bike which came with these.  They are a fairly neat floating caliper design, but I have no idea where to obtain spare pads.  The existing ones have lots of life left in them so it's not terribly urgent.

Googling turns up very little in terms of hits.  Any ideas?  The pads have an arch-shaped backing plate and there is a slot in the middle of the friction material for a simple V-shaped anti-rattle spring between the two pads.

Don't you just hate the total lack of standards for pads?  Every iteration of every manufacturer's brake is different.

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: Polar Bear on 13 March, 2010, 07:25:24 pm

Interesting that.   Defacto pad standards had evolved for canti, V and DP brakes.   Disks allowed manufacturers to deviate.   

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: gordon taylor on 13 March, 2010, 07:38:38 pm

My LBS has a poster-sized card with dozens(?) of different pad silhouettes. I've googled for an image with no luck - but there must be something out there.

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: JonBuoy on 13 March, 2010, 08:10:31 pm

There is a chart here (http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/images/ebay/BrakePadIdentifiier.jpg) and another one here (http://www.ebcbrakes.com/Assets/MTBfitments.pdf)  (NB 3 MB pdf file)

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: mrcharly-YHT on 13 March, 2010, 08:27:45 pm

Anything like these

(http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/images/product/fullsize/00000492.jpg)

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: rogerzilla on 13 March, 2010, 09:17:17 pm

They might be the same as Quad.  I'll have to have another look.

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: iddu on 14 March, 2010, 10:26:57 pm

What's the BSO make?

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: rogerzilla on 15 March, 2010, 06:44:06 am

They're not the original brakes.

Title: Re: "Flame" mechanical disc brakes
Post by: iddu on 15 March, 2010, 04:38:31 pm

Quote from: rogerzilla on 15 March, 2010, 06:44:06 am

They're not the original brakes.

So I see. Welcome to Frankenvelo ;)