My 11 year daughter has been using her brother's old mountain bike for a while. He used it a couple of times a few years back, but it sat in the garage unloved for ages. We gave it a good "once over" and got it running for her. It's nothing fancy, just a simple Halfords bike from about 10 years ago. I noticed the other day that she has no front brake. There are no brake pads in the slot at all. It doesn't bother her, but I'd like to get new ones fitted. I see that even cheap Halfords bikes now include discs rather than rubber blocks, and I've seen a few sets of ceramic brakes, but not the old style rubber blocks (apart from on kids bikes).
So, my question is, can I just replace the old block (or where the old block should be) with a ceramic brake?
If changing to use more modern brakes is a big deal, we're probably better off getting a new bike, but if it's a reasonably simple job, I'll give it a whirl. If not, a basic set of rubber blocks from Amazon will do the job, no?
So, my question is, can I just replace the old block (or where the old block should be) with a ceramic brake?
If changing to use more modern brakes is a big deal, we're probably better off getting a new bike, but if it's a reasonably simple job, I'll give it a whirl. If not, a basic set of rubber blocks from Amazon will do the job, no?
