To get the ball rolling I'll guess wheel diameter but have no technical basis for that thought. Probably a lot of variables involved.
dougP On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:02:32 AM UTC-7, Liesl wrote: > > Riddle me this, Batman! What causes different pitches in brake squeal? > (I got to thinking about this given the bell thread.) Here are the > instruments: > > Bike one: Pitch is a high D. Quickbeam with 700c Araya TX310F rims, > Shimano cantilever brakes with koolstop pads (model unknown; whatever cam > stock on a QB), Shimano Tiagra Road Brake Levers, and panaracer paselas. > > Bike two: Pitch is a low E (yes, almost an octave between the two > bikes). Custom with 26" Aeroheat rims, Paul Touring canti's with koolstop > pads, Shimano MTB silver brake levers, and Big Bens. > > Let the theories commence! > > Inquiringly yours, > RCW > > PS. They sound like a great two-tone car horn when braking simultaneously. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
