I've been putting the Kool Stop E-bike pads that Riv sells on most of my bikes lately. I like the firm brake feel, with decent modulation and no brake squeal. I'm not a brake pad or brake connoisseur, I'm fine with speed controllers. I use them on caliper brakes, cantilevers and V-brakes on road and singletrack. I live in the Midwest, so no mountainous descents.
Jim in Mpls On Friday, March 14, 2025 at 4:15:45 PM UTC-5 Will Boericke wrote: > I have salmons on most bikes. I will say that Swissstop BXP are ever so > slightly better. And more expensive. > > Will > > On Friday, March 14, 2025 at 2:42:06 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > >> Kool Stop salmon pads. Accept no substitute. >> >> SW desert conditions: very dry but very dusty or sandy. >> >> I have upgraded to Koolstop salmons on almost every bike I’ve owned for >> the last 25 years both on- and off-road, at least, except for disc brakes, >> and have noticed an improvement either in stopping “power” or modulation or >> both. *And,* the salmons seem to last forever. >> >> The Kool Stop salmons on my 1999 Road Custom Fixed Gear have been on the >> front single pivot for at least 15 and probably more like 20 years and show >> hardly any signs of wear and no decline in performance. Salmons make the >> cantis on the Matthews IGH Riv Road clone work as well as they can; >> certainly better than the OEM pads on the original brakes. >> >> On Fri, Mar 14, 2025 at 11:54 AM Jay <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> What brake pads are folks running with your Riv's and what have you >>> found works best for you? In addition to the brand/style of pad, I would >>> be interested in knowing in what conditions you ride, whether you're on/off >>> road, did you upgrade from the stock pads and if so why (e.g., you found >>> better modulation and/or stopping power from stock pads). >>> >>> I have the stock pads that came with my Tektro long reach brakes (on a >>> Roadini) and I think they're fine, but as I may do more light trail riding >>> with the bike this year (twisty/hilly gravel trails) I'm considering a >>> different brake bad. >>> >>> My guess is that any gain will be marginal at best and I'll likely stick >>> with the stock pads, but how would I know unless I ask to see if I'm >>> missing something (before I drop any $). >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> 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 visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fdb2e735-d014-41e2-946d-603253d981bbn%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fdb2e735-d014-41e2-946d-603253d981bbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Executive resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, letters, and other writing >> services >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *When thou didst not, savage, k**now thine own meaning,* >> >> *But wouldst gabble like a** thing most brutish,* >> >> *I endowed thy purposes w**ith words that made them known.* >> > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f955ab83-411c-48c9-a0a0-9c101dbd0190n%40googlegroups.com.
