EE Brake Pad holders - Campy calliper compatible?

[dadoflam08]

Hi All
Thought I would treat myself to a set of EE Pad holders - have heard so many positive reviews about their ease of use and I regularly swap my wheels and their specific pads.
Simple question is are the EE pad holders compatible with Campy 11 spd and 12 spd SR brake callipers? I understand they use the Shimano style pads - which is no big deal, but do they fit the Campy callipers?
I have had mixed answers on this. I used to have the email of the guy who invented them but now lost. The cane Creek customer support was uncertain but couldnt see why not, another source said no.
Is anyone running this combination? - love to find out before laying some pretty big money down for them.
Many thanks in advance.

[wheelsONfire]

Well, it says they work with Shimano, Sram and Campagnolo.
Personally i have never tried with Campa. Shimano previously (worked great) and now with Etap, which also work great.

LEVERAGE COMPATIBILITY
Optimized to work with Shimano, Campagnolo, and SRAM levers

https://www.canecreek.com/product/eebrakes/

[dadoflam08]

Thanks WOf - I think they are referring to the compatability ofthe overall brake assembly with the various brand lever types - not the pad holders with the callipers.

[sungod]

can't see why not, as long as your caliper mounting holes have clearance for an m6 bolt, and the arms have clearance for the mounting hardware diameter (up to 12mm)

i'm not sure if a set of pad holders includes the spacers used with ee brakes to set rough pad distance for different rim widths, if that's the case i've used these...
https://www.pro-bolt.com/aluminium-wash ... -10-7.html
...with my ee brakes to allow 1.4mm spacing increments rather than the supplied 2mm spacers, they are a very close match id/od

btw they do indeed make it much simpler/faster to swap pads over when switching cf/alloy wheels

lightweight's pads are easy, but i find harder compound pads like swissstop bxp can be tough to fit on a cold day

with those i use a bit of water/spit as lubricant and a small screwdriver through the rear cutout in the holder to dig into the pad a bit and then lever the blade against the cutout to drive the pad fully forward (also tried to use braking force to do it, but that wasn't enough!)

[tommasini]

Does the OP or others have a followup - does the hardware play nice / fit suitably in the slot width of Campy calipers???

[Seedster]

Im using EE brakes with shimano pads and SR brakes levers with no issues.

[tommasini]

my recent question was about fitting the shoes to Campagnolo calipers - but thanks for chimming in none the less.

[uraqt]

So I think they won't work or you will have to use a combo of washers to set it up. I think the back of the EE pad holder is curved differntly than the campy curve...

That said the EE pad holder is a great design!!!

C

[ghisallo2003]

I briefly used them with Campag. You need a set of washers to accommodate the size of the Campag calliper slot and to adjust the overall spacing as they have a narrow profile. My view was that the pads do change quickly but that the overall aesthetic was worse- back to Campag pads.

[corky]

I briefly used them with Campag. You need a set of washers to accommodate the size of the Campag calliper slot and to adjust the overall spacing as they have a narrow profile. My view was that the pads do change quickly but that the overall aesthetic was worse- back to Campag pads.

Yep exactly my experience. Unless you are changing pads on a weekly basis, not really worth the hassle.

[biwa]

I briefly used them with Campag. You need a set of washers to accommodate the size of the Campag calliper slot and to adjust the overall spacing as they have a narrow profile. My view was that the pads do change quickly but that the overall aesthetic was worse- back to Campag pads.

A follow-up, are these washers supplied with eebrakes or some aftermarket 3rd-party ones? And is this installation officially supported by cane creek? I think their instruction states use Shimano style brake pads only?

[Attermann]

Why change the campagnolo shoes? They work great

[corky]

Why change the campagnolo shoes? They work great

Changing pads is a ball ache... whereas EE are a breeze.

[Attermann]

How often do you do that? And the newer style campagnolo brake shoes are easy too

[corky]

How often do you do that? And the newer style campagnolo brake shoes are easy too

Some people have multiple wheel sets, carbon, aluminium...I don't think even the newer Campagnolo shoes are easy, those stupid springs and they're still tight......if you've ever used EE you will know what a superior design to anything else out there, they are.