tim00gle

So I'm trying to find a replacement for the pads that came with my tektro oryxs (they wore out after about 400 miles!). Just from REI I see three sets of brakes that have replaceable pads:

https://www.rei.com/product/767427
https://www.rei.com/product/686846
https://www.rei.com/product/737411

are the pads interchangeable between all of these? it seems like they can all use standard v-brake replacement pads, but i just want to be sure nothing is proprietary. once these pads wear out i plan on using the kool stop v brake replacement pads which say they are compatible with *all* v brakes.

btw, do i also need to worry about the curvature of these brakes not fitting a 700c rim?

BCRider

They don't have the ones you SHOULD get. Koolstop salmon or dual compound salmon and black in either the replaceable shoe holders for V style brakes or the regular thinline in salmon or salmon/black. They grip harder for the same effort, they last well and they don't wear out rims as fast as some other pads.

I've had decent luck with some others but none of them perform as well as my salmon Koolstops. It's more than the color. This is a special compound and it's the ferric powder or something like that which gives them both the color and the extra grip.

tim00gle

still didnt get my answer though, are the replaceable pads on all three of those interchangeable? and is there no issues installing koolstop pads in them?

of course i would prefer to get koolstop's own vbrake carrier/pad set, but i can't seem to find an online retailer that has em. anyone want to help me with that?

barba

Harris Cyclery sells pretty much everything Kool Stop. The ones you linked will probably all work fine in terms of fitting on your hardware.