I've used canti's for along time and never experienced a squeal I could not remedy until I started using Kool Stop Salmon pads , the smooth posted Eagle 2. As a last resort, I shortened them, cutting off the "tail " end(where the second channel is, use that a guide and cut right there). The Eagles have an internal aluminum frame covered by the pad, but it does not go into the tail, so you can cut it off . A quick file to smooth the cut where it meets the metal frame, reinstall, and no more squeal !
I never had any squeal with Kool Stop Eagle 2 black, or with the canti's I had that used shorter "road sized" pads . *Your touring Paul Canti brake pads are cutable *, the Shimano I know not the exact model of brake so I cannot say. *You'd cut right where the last, 3rd channel is on those particular pads. * As far as I'm concerned though, there is zero benefit to having long "mtb" pads. None. The brakes with the cut pads work just as well. So my only suggestion then, if the pads are toed in and all properly installed, is to either use another compound or cut the pads or replace them with road sized, if you can. There are certain models of brakes I will never buy, and those are the ones that come with the mtb slimline cartridge salmon pads because you cannot cut them or replace the pad holder with a road one. -- 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.
