My LBS showed me a great trick to get rid of brake squeal - a few squirts on the pads from a water bottle and then ride. Works like a charm.
Jay On Sep 2, 7:37 pm, clyde canter <clyde.can...@gmail.com> wrote: > I find them more prone to squeal than other pads too. They stop > extremely well though. Cantis are prone to squeals.,That's their > nature. A brake hole type hanger stopped a long battle against squeal > and shudder on my Hillborne's front brake recently, now the rear has > started honking like a dam goose. I think (hope) it's the usually high > humidity forming moisture as the bike moves through the damp air. > That or I just chased it to the rear. Even with all the fuss, I still > prefer them to Vees. which IMO are way too sensitive, ie....all or > nothing, no modulation. > BEst, > Clyde > > On 9/2/12, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I find the KS Salmons can get squeally too ! About every 2 weeks I wipe > > the pads with some window cleaner and if they appear a bit glossy I give > > them a light rub of fine grit sandpaper , just enough to remove the gloss. > > Then I clean the rims with the window cleaner too. Squeal gone ! For a > > > few weeks ... lol. I love the pads ... but the squeal ... not so much. > > With a softer compound this may be a "side effect" . I use two different > > canti's with KS pads and they both squeal the same. It's the only pad I've > > > ever used that has squealed in 30 years of canti's. It's not the brakes > > .. or the angles ... it's the pads ..lol. But so what ..lol .... a little > > > squeal is far from the end of the world :) They work well !!! > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > >https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Z-j5r6SzDN4J. > > 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. -- 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.
