Wet plus insanely steep grade single track on the Continental Divide Trail gave me some spectacular tones and pulsing beats as the brakes were clenched near full. But I was paying more attention to the trail and rocks and thousand foot drops should I bungle it, so I have no idea the tone (and like Michael, wouldn't know any road!). It is a fansinating question, and one that no doubt will lead to the Rivendell Rim Brake Band at the next Entmoot. Grin.
With abandon, Patrick On Tuesday, July 29, 2014 11:02:32 AM UTC-6, 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.
