Have had good luck with the Yokozuna pads. Both my Sam Hillborne and my wife's bike have them right now. I want to say they are different than Kool Stop as these are supposedly the old Mathauser compound.
Then again Jim Thill at Hiawatha Cyclery has had good luck with stock Tektro pads. Might want to try those first and see if they work on your setup. Cheap enough. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Jul 27, 8:46 am, Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> wrote: > One more note: If you have only tried smooth-post brakes and pads, > definitely try the CR720s or the Cafams. With threaded-post pads, the > adjustment is completely and causes of squealing are completely > different and you might find that Kool Stop pads work better than all > others. Just a through. > > On Jul 27, 9:44 am, Ginz <theg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I'm using Tektro CR720s with both Kool Stop Mountain and Thinline > > pads. The Mountain pad is much better for these brakes. In the > > future, I will only use Thinlines with v-brakes. I believe the > > Yokozuna pads have the same compound as Kool Stop. > > > How about Avid, Jagwire and Ritchey, all good pads or so I am told and > > popular with the Cyclocross folks. > > > I was not crazy about the IRD Cafam brakes. If your canti studs are > > not the correct length, or even a hair too short, the bolts bind the > > arms as you tighten them down. I had no success with the IRDs though > > they seemed very nice. If you are mounting them on a Rivendell frame, > > might want to give them a call to check their experience with the > > IRDs. > > > On Jul 27, 6:05 am, Angus <angusle...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > I have also had good success with Aztecs....but then I've had good > > > success with Kool Stop Salmons too.... > > > > Angus > > > > On Jul 27, 4:04 am, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > I've had good success with Aztecs, toed in properly. > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: Garth <garth...@gmail.com> > > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > > > Sent: Mon, July 26, 2010 5:04:59 PM > > > > Subject: [RBW] Replacement Cantilever Pad Choices > > > > > Greetings everyone ...... I'm in search of some smooth post > > > > cantilever pads, or even new brakes ..... that don't squeal and work > > > > at least good in if wet.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
