I'm for sure going to give that a try Jay. That would absolutely win prize for least amount of effort. You do have plain ole water in that bottle?
On 9/2/12, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
