Galaxy Brakes and Kool Stop Salmon Pads

Quoted message said:

If anyone else has dodgy brakes on a Galaxy try Kool Stops before
spending any more money.

That's exactly my experience. Kool Stop Salmons are the only pads I've
tried on the Galaxy that give the brakes reasonable stopping power.

--
Dave...

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

If anyone else has dodgy brakes on a Galaxy try Kool Stops before
spending any more money.

That's exactly my experience. Kool Stop Salmons are the only pads I've
tried on the Galaxy that give the brakes reasonable stopping power.

UK supplier is?

Tony W said:

Quoted message said:

That's exactly my experience. Kool Stop Salmons are the only pads
I've tried on the Galaxy that give the brakes reasonable stopping
power.

UK supplier is?

www.Wiggle.co.uk

~PB

Is this a covert sales promo? The first thing that struck me about my
Dawes Galaxy (new 3 yrs ago) was the the brakes were the best I've ever
had and very adequate when fully loaded with camping gear - so there!

cheers

Jacob

Quoted message said:

Is this a covert sales promo? The first thing that struck me about my
Dawes Galaxy (new 3 yrs ago) was the the brakes were the best I've ever
had and very adequate when fully loaded with camping gear - so there!

All that that proves is you haven't ever had hydraulics! A well
adjusted mechanical brake will do a fine job, but once you've used a
hydraulic like the Magura HS 33 you'll realise that when it comes to
fine control you can do a fair bit better.

Pete.
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Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
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Quoted message said:

Is this a covert sales promo? The first thing that struck me about
my Dawes Galaxy (new 3 yrs ago) was the the brakes were the best
I've ever had and very adequate when fully loaded with camping
gear - so there!

No. Even having Sheldonised the setup I could neither skid nor lift the
rear wheel with the original pads. They were, however, superior to the
old Mafac cantis on my H.R. Morris, which shows how poor they were.

I also find I have to re-adjust the brakes much less often with the
Kool Stops as they don't seem to wear down so quickly.

--
Dave...

Quoted message said:

Is this a covert sales promo?

No. If you'd bothered to check you could have seen I'm a regular though
infrequent contributer to this group. In fact I commented in the
passing on my Galaxy brakes being "dodgy" in a Dec 2003 thread.

The first thing that struck me about my

Quoted message said:

Dawes Galaxy (new 3 yrs ago) was the the brakes were the best I've ever
had and very adequate when fully loaded with camping gear - so there!

I'm glad your bikes brakes are good. My Galaxys an older model and the
brakes were never that good. Perhaps Dawes listened to feedback and
improved the quality of the stadard pads fitted.
Iain

jaco said:

Is this a covert sales promo? The first thing that struck me about my
Dawes Galaxy (new 3 yrs ago) was the the brakes were the best I've ever
had and very adequate when fully loaded with camping gear - so there!

I've always thought that the brakes were the major letdown on my Galaxy
(1995 IIRC), though I've never bothered experimenting with different pads.

The Dawes hasn't seen daylight since I bought my Trek 1500... What a
difference! But now winter's just around the corner it's probably time
to give the Galaxy an overhaul and replace the brakes[1]. Anyone know if dual
pivot brakes will fit on a Galaxy frame?

Nick

[1] Why? Can't get my shiny new bike wet & dirty now, can I?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Is this a covert sales promo?

No. If you'd bothered to check you could have seen I'm a regular though
infrequent contributer to this group. In fact I commented in the
passing on my Galaxy brakes being "dodgy" in a Dec 2003 thread.

The first thing that struck me about my

Quoted message said:

Dawes Galaxy (new 3 yrs ago) was the the brakes were the best I've ever
had and very adequate when fully loaded with camping gear - so there!

I'm glad your bikes brakes are good. My Galaxys an older model and the
brakes were never that good. Perhaps Dawes listened to feedback and
improved the quality of the stadard pads fitted.
Iain

Curious, the brakes on my 2001 Galaxy are fine.

Nick. said:

I've always thought that the brakes were the major letdown on my
Galaxy (1995 IIRC), though I've never bothered experimenting with
different pads.

How about different cable settings?:
www.sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-geometry.html

Quoted message said:

The Dawes hasn't seen daylight since I bought my Trek 1500... What a
difference! But now winter's just around the corner it's probably time
to give the Galaxy an overhaul and replace the brakes[1]. Anyone know
if dual pivot brakes will fit on a Galaxy frame?

Dunno specifically for the Galaxy but I fitted a DP front brake* to a
Dawes City Vision (with mudguards and 38mm tyres) that originally had a
canti, a bike that you'd never expect to see a DP on. All you need is one
hole through the fork to mount it--yours might currently be occupied by a
front reflector and cable guide thing, for example. Rear brake: I would
suggest sticking with the canti.

* Alongha deep-drop (with Kool Stop pads), braking was much improved in
practice despite supposedly being no better in therory.

~PB

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Nick. said:

Anyone know
if dual pivot brakes will fit on a Galaxy frame?

I don't think they would fit my Galaxy - it lacks the hole through the
fork for the centre bolt. (I suppose one could always drill one though.)

Nick. said:

The Dawes hasn't seen daylight since I bought my Trek 1500... What a
difference! But now winter's just around the corner it's probably time
to give the Galaxy an overhaul and replace the brakes[1]. Anyone know if dual
pivot brakes will fit on a Galaxy frame?

Maguras will, but then you're looking at a pretty high cost (my HS-33s
were ~£60 each). Depends how much of a hack the Galaxy is, but if you
plan on using it a lot then worth considering. Should be possible to
move them to other bikes in future, I'd think. And IME they're better
than any cable brakes I've ever tried.

Pete.
--
Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer
Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital
Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK
net [email hidden] http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/