Agree with Patrick that whatever change you make, give it a 100 miles.
Only disagree with the idea to toe in more. Centerpull brakes work best
with no toe in, in my experience.
I have 2 bikes with Paul Racers, with one center mount and one post mount.
No toe in for either and no squeal or s
Are the rims and pads clean?
Are the rims new? I've found that a hundred miles or so of not-too-clean
riding surfaces can do a lot to "match" pads to rims.
I had horrible squeal and front judder with Tektro CR 720s on my then-new
2020 Matthews (26" wheels on largish frame, so very long steerer).
For sure! I'll see if I can find time when I get home from work.
On Fri, Sep 8, 2023 at 12:12 PM JohnS wrote:
> Hello Ben, maybe it would help the group if you were to post a picture or
> two of your current set up.
>
> Thanks,
> JohnS
>
>
> On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 10:56:34 AM UTC-4 bj
I am a big fan of the Racer brakes. Would hope that you would not need to
dump. Set mine up many years ago, but seem to remember them not being toed
in.
I would recommend going back to no toe in and first see if the squealing
ceases once bedded in, before considering other changes.
As far as
Hello Ben, maybe it would help the group if you were to post a picture or
two of your current set up.
Thanks,
JohnS
On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 10:56:34 AM UTC-4 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote:
> Good to know...but if my brake is mounted on the fork, I'm not sure where
> I'd mount a fork-mounted
Good to know...but if my brake is mounted on the fork, I'm not sure where
I'd mount a fork-mounted cable hanger.
Ben
On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 9:50:52 AM UTC-5 Jay Lonner wrote:
> This is a common complaint with headset-mounted cable hangers. Changing to
> a fork-mounted hanger usually
This is a common complaint with headset-mounted cable hangers. Changing to a fork-mounted hanger usually alleviates the problem. Shovel Research just released a nice one: https://shovelresearch.com/fork-mounted-brake-cable-hangerJay LonnerBellingham, WASent from my Atari 400On Sep 8, 2023, at 5:54
Good morning,
I just got a new set of Racer (regular) brakes for my sidepull Hillborne.
Everything's set up, the brakes are grabbing/stopping, but I'm getting the
most horrific noises from the pads on the front brakes. I'm using the Kool
Stop Thinlines that Paul sends with the brakes. I set them
