Tiagra Brake Blocks

enoonan

Lo All,
I have the standard brake blocks that came with the Tiagra groupset and they can now be described as a bit vague on decents. Can anyone recommend a decent set of blocks that will work well with the Tiagra brakes and alloy rims.

Thanks in advance

Eoin

lescol

I have Dura Ace blocks fitted to my Tiagra brakes, http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=17527 once you have the shoes it's a case of replacing the pads in the future.

I'm happy enough with the performance, which is a marked improvement over Tiagra blocks.

enoonan

Thanks lescol.
Was looking at those but didn't know if they would work with Tiagra.

Thanks again

Eoin

markdrayton

IMHO Swissstop green pads are the business -- make less mess and work really well, especially in the wet. You'll need to swap to removable cartridge pad shoes though (think Swissstop do them separately).

Replacing dirty brake cables can also make a surprising difference to braking performance.

enoonan

Thanks Mark.
I have new cables on the bike. Those swissstop pads sound good. Must look into them also.

Thanks again

paddymacsporran

+1 for the swisstops.

changed my tiagra brakes dramatically, a worthwhile investment!

snollup

Glad I found this thread as planning to change bread blocks this week. Swisstop green it is. Anyone suggest good bread (and gear) cable that will work with 105 group?

Thanks.

CheGuedara

+3 on the swissstop greens - massive improvement over stock brake pads. Think of them as an upgrade to your brakes as opposed to replacements for your pads.

Re cables - if you're willing to throw some money at them Gore Ride On sealed cables are a fit and forget affair. That said most cables you'll find on places like CRC will be suitable with 105.

There's actually a good price on both SRAM Flak Jacket gear and brake cable sets on CRC at the moment...