Hi Phillip, Thanks for the reply. I'm using Kool Stop MTB dual compound pads. Stop OK, squeal like crazy! When they wear out, I will try cartridge pads, salmon only. I sort of thought the shudder was a function of fork blade length vs. cantilever geometry, rather than the pads.
Tom P.S. Sorry about the thread hijack. On Thursday, 15 March 2012 11:01:44 UTC+11, Philip Williamson wrote: > > (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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/W2MmIgyug1sJ. 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.
