Anyone using the RBW Yokozuna salmon pads?

[Michael]

I have had these on for about 100 miles now and they seem worse at stopping the bike than the original black pads that came with my Tektro R559 brakes.

Anyone here use these pads? Do they work well for you, or are these not good and should I look elsewhere?

Maybe I should just give them some more break in time?

Thanks for any info.

[Ron Mc]

Hi Michael, I've had the exact opposite results - love these pads on my old center-pull Weinmanns.  

Are you getting good flat contact on your rims?  The down-side to the Yokozuna carriers is they don't have the spherical toe and camber adjustment.  But they work great on these brakes.  

I also put salmon pads on my Campy short pulls and am happy (these carriers of course do have spherical adjustment).  But the Campy brakes came with cork pads and you talk about brakes right now - they were incredible - but they don't last long.  

I'm not sure salmon pads are better than the Tektro black rubber in the dry, but they're the best in the wet.  

[Marc Irwin]

I really like them, I find them a lot more effective in wet weather than either the original Tektro or Koolstop.  They feel more solid also, that's what I have always liked about the original Matthauser.

Marc

[Coconutbill]

First "upgraded" (IMO) the front brake pads to KoolStops. Noticeable improvement.

Recently did the same to the rear and noticed even better stopping power.

[dougP]

Yes, they are on my wife's Atlantis, and work well.  She doesn't have a strong grip and these improved the braking quite a bit.

dougP

[Brewster Fong]

On Sunday, February 9, 2014 9:57:33 AM UTC-8, Coconutbill wrote:

First "upgraded" (IMO) the front brake pads to KoolStops. Noticeable improvement.

Recently did the same to the rear and noticed even better stopping power.

Are these yokozuna the same as the koostop salmon pads? Both are rust/salmon color? I run koolstop salmons and really like them. They work as advertise and are "easy" on the rims. Of course, standard disclaimer - YMMV! Good Luck! 

[Michael]

I have been setting up my own brakes for a while now, and never had probs with stock, or Kool Stops.

If they don't brake in soon, (ha ha) I may try Kool Stops.

I might run a little sandpaper over them first to refresh the pad surface.

I'll double check the alignment and everything, too.

[Ron Mc]

I believe the salmon compound on Kool Stop or Yokozuna is the same as the original Matthauser.  

[Brewster Fong]

Thanks! It is interesting that yokozuna chooses to copy the kool stop salmon pad. Perhaps yokozuna purchases them from koolstop?

What I really like about yokozuna are their cables! One of the local LBSs sells single strands of yokozuna der cables for $3. That's the best deal around for a very well made cable. The LBS, who is an authorized Campy Pro shop, thinks the yokozuna cable is the best in the business and better than Campy! That's saying something! Good Luck!