I have 559s (with salmon Yokozuna pads) on my Hillborne. When I built up a second bike for wetter conditions I went with a Surly Disc Trucker with Yokozuna Ultimo hybrid disc brakes. I have to say that the difference in braking feel and performance, even in dry conditions, is quite noticeable. I wasn't sure about disc brakes, but I'm a convert. I do notice that rims with machined sidewalls (like Velocity Quill or Dyad rims) do improve the performance of the 559s vs non-machined like Velo Orange Voyager rims. I'm using the same brake lever on both bikes, what Riv used to sell as the Tektro Mtn Lever (FL540).
On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 2:25:04 PM UTC-7 Ted Durant wrote: > On Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at 2:23:48 PM UTC-5 Josiah Anderson wrote: > >> I've noticed that it seems like many of the people who like the 559s ride >> in relatively dry places and many of us who regularly deal with wet and >> freezing conditions find them inadequate. That's just my hypothesis on the >> wide variety of opinions on these brakes; I know not everyone fits this >> pattern. >> > > Well, sample n=1, I did many a winter commute in Wisconsin with them and > never had a problem. > > Ted Durant > Milwaukee, WI USA > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/81b7caa7-9a47-431d-8e5c-05d73ccb9bc3n%40googlegroups.com.
