Hi Andrew, I have a number of different makes and models of cantilever brakes on different bikes. Some expensive and fancy and beautiful. Other's really low cost and industrial looking. My experience is that the cheaper they are, the easier it is to set them up and simply use them without squeeling, squeeking or fussing. If I'm remembering correctly, the Tektro Oryx gets mentioned often on this list as being prone to squeeling. ( as such, it's one that I have no first hand experience with ) For my taste, the really in-expensive Tektro canti's on the peg wall at most LBS's work great with their included, also cheap pads, never squeel, or need any fussing over short of removing small bits of detritus that imbed themselves in the pads of any brake. And even then, they don't squeel, just threaten to grind through the rims due to the foreign matter. At around twenty bucks a pair, they are not beautiful, but they simply work. If you can accept the appearance on your QuickBeam, give 'em a try. Jon Cameron.
On Apr 23, 8:31 am, Andrew Janjigian <ajanjig...@gmail.com> wrote: > RBWers - > I've had an issue with my Quickbeam for ages now where the front brakes > squeal at high rpms (Tektro Oryx/Kool Stop pads). I have replaced the pads a > few times, and toed them in, and no matter what, the squeal returns after a > brief respite. The KoolStops recommend installing the pads square to the > rim, so I did that this last time, but even so the dreaded squeal came back. > Even when I do toe them in, it only goes away for a short while. > > Any one have any tips? I can only guess at two possibilities: that the post > adjustment slips over time, or that the pads wear. > > The odd thing is for the first year or so with these brakes, I had no > trouble with them at all. > > Thanks in advance, > Andrew --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
