"Unfortunately QBP doesn't carry them anymore, so lots and lots of online vendors and bicycle shops don't carry them and will tell you they can't order them, but other wholesalers do."
I work in a bike shop, and it was a major bummer when QBP stopped carrying Kool-Stop. We have customers (and I personally own a couple bikes) that basically need the Kool-Stop thin-line pads, and Q's lineup of Jagwire pads won't cut it. I'm fortunate that I live in Portland, and Kool-Stop headquarters in Lake Oswego is literally just down the road from my shop. I exchanged emails with Tim Watson at KS back in December and he said QBP cut them loose - his assumption was because they had over-supply problems on a lot of Inventory and were slashing where they could. But I can drive to his place and get wholesale prices for the shop with a minimum order of 25 pairs. Every interaction I've had with the crew at Kool-Stop has been awesome. Their products are worth seeking out. Mike M On Friday, March 7, 2025 at 4:47:06 PM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Yes! Toss those and get a set of KoolStop Cross Pads, in the smooth post > configuration. Then you are in with the Dura2 style insert which you can > get in any compound. https://koolstop.com/products/cross-pad-cantilever. > > Unfortunately QBP doesn't carry them anymore, so lots and lots of online > vendors and bicycle shops don't carry them and will tell you they can't > order them, but other wholesalers do. Most importantly KoolStop still > makes them. I told KoolStop I wanted 10 sets (5 bikes worth) and they sold > them to me direct. They charged me full retail but gave me a free T-shirt, > keychain and a couple stickers. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > On Friday, March 7, 2025 at 4:00:20 PM UTC-8 Kirke Campbell wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I've got a set of old Shimano XT cantilever brakes - smooth posts, not >> threaded. I'm looking for salmon pad inserts that will work with this >> Shimano style brake pad that has the set screw. Pad inserts seem to be >> about 70mm long. Any ideas? >> >> Pic here: >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FyjJlM2xpCHffJ6Ox7dM2TmbBqSKPQvL/view?usp=sharing >> >> Thanks! >> -k. >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/e9531571-5b3a-41fe-8906-40a833c62d48n%40googlegroups.com.
