(beautiful bike!) I had a hate/hate relationship with the Tektro CR720s until I bought the Yokozuna pads from Rivendell. Now they stop well, don't shudder, and I just don't think about them. I put it off because I got the wrong ones (the mountain pads) the first time, and didn't want to pay as much for shipping as for the pads. I don't buy that much (my garage is full of STUFF), and my wife gets me most of my Riv kit for presents. So, Xmas stocking, pad replacement, happy 2012 so far. I just checked, and I did call out the Yokozunas specifically in my Spring Inventory of the Quickbeam: http://www.biketinker.com/2012/fine-bikes/state-of-the-quickbeam-3-3-12/ I wanted to make sure, since they did make a big difference. Still bugs me that it takes a whole separate product from a whole separate company to make an acceptable brake, but I guess that's the upside of being "in the know."
If you already have the red pads, just ignore everything I just said... Philip Philip Williamson www.biketinker.com On Mar 14, 6:40 pm, Tom Harrop <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, another tentacular Bombadil! No wonder you found mine so quick. It > looks great, I love the orange. > > What brakes are you using? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts, because > I'm not 100 percent convinced by the CR720s on my Bombadil. I don't feel > like I'm getting enough advantage—e.g. can't lock the rear wheel above 10 > km/h. I also get a bit of fork shudder. It may just be a weight thing, > though. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
