Here's one review of the new Velo-Orange brake pads that are not
supposed to squeal.
http://velo-orange.blogspot.com
On Oct 12, 1:29 pm, clevewheel wrote:
> One thing I didn't see mentioned is making sure the pads are
> equidistant from the rim. If one pad is firmly against the rim but
> the
One thing I didn't see mentioned is making sure the pads are
equidistant from the rim. If one pad is firmly against the rim but
the other isn't it will make a racket until you squeeze harder - then
it stops.
On Oct 11, 10:50 am, Seth Vidal wrote:
> I have a set of the shiman br550's on my bike
Lots of ideas here, and they're all right...sometimes. Paul cantis can
squeal with the best of 'em. Cheap Shimano Altus cantis can work great
with no squealing. So much of it depends on seemingly trivial details,
and what works on one bike may not work on another. At a shop I worked
at some years
I've always preferred the old full post style canti for their
adjustability. My favorite has been the vintage Shimano BR-MC70 from
the early 80's. Super adjustable(also good for 27" to 700c
conversions), high powered and no squealing whatever pads I use.
Some rear XC Pros with Ritchey(kool-stops)
Hi Seth,
Another option here:
My commuter/cross bike had Avid Shorty 6 brakes when I bought it -
very similar to the BR550s. They stopped pretty well but squealed and
shuddered badly. I tried a lot of different things - different pads,
toe-in adjustments, different straddle cables, help from th
I have those brakes and they never squeal unless the rims are wet and
I think that has more to do w/ all the grime on my rims. I use these
pads: http://www.swissstop.ch/
On Oct 11, 1:18 pm, Phil Brown wrote:
> On Oct 11, 11:15 am, CycloFiend wrote:
>
> > > I also have an old set of mafac tand
On Oct 11, 11:15 am, CycloFiend wrote:
> > I also have an old set of mafac tandem cantis that I took off an old
> > gitane frame. I guess I could pop those on.
>
> > Any thoughts?
>
> IME, you haven't heard squeal until you've run MAFAC's...
...on the stock pads. For the classic look I use La
Setting up canti brakes is as much an art as a science. Before jumping
to another brand of lever or brake, it's always worth it to play with
the pads and straddle wire. I've found that the geometry of a given
frame and differences front to back will affect how the brakes work
and how they must be
Had a similar situation with one of my bikes. The only thing that
worked on this one was a different brake. So it now has a Tektro 720
on the front. These are also the brakes I use on the Sam Hillborne
and they are very reliable with no squeal. At least for me on two
bikes.
Now, the mechanic
I like the Paul Touring cantis & the salmon KoolStop pads. If you get
the v-brake pad holders for them it's even easier. Slip in the pads,
line em up and tighten. The new pads have a slight 'toe' to them so
they are really easy to set up quiet.
On Oct 11, 1:50 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> I have a se
On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 12:03 -0700, Jeremy Till wrote:
> Yeah, it seems like whether or not canti's squeal seems less to do
> with the particular brand/model of brake than the peculiarities of the
> set-up- all the stuff jim said, as well as the flexiness of the fork,
> how worn your cables are, di
I'll echo the above suggestions to try some new pads first. But I'll
also vouch for the IRD's and Tektro CR720's if you decide to go that
route. I had the IRD's w/ KoolStop pads on the Atlantis. They worked
great and were fairly easy to set up. I run the Tektro's on the QB,
and I'm super pleas
If you want to do something different, I just got back from a camping
trip with newly installed Paul Motolites. The brakes stopped under
load (about 75 to 80 pounds of gear with 165 pounds of me) well.
Using drops so brake levers are Cane Creek V Levers. Tektro and Dia-
Compe also make drop bar
Those brakes have some of the worst brake pads I have ever experienced.
They came on my Quickbeam. I immediately replaced them w/ Koolstop blacks
(Sunny SoCal!) and the performance was doubled if not tripled. A little bit
of squeak no matter what I do, so I think it's just the inherent flex in th
"Vel-Orange has some new brake pads on their website that are not
supposed to squeak. "
Ha! Do they stop?!
On Oct 11, 4:01 pm, Richard wrote:
> Vel-Orange has some new brake pads on their website that are not
> supposed to squeak.
>
> On Oct 11, 12:50 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
>
> > I have a set o
Vel-Orange has some new brake pads on their website that are not
supposed to squeak.
On Oct 11, 12:50 pm, Seth Vidal wrote:
> I have a set of the shiman br550's on my bike right now and I'm not
> terribly pleased with them. They've been fairly persnickety to setup
> and there's lots of annoying
"Persnickety to setup" certainly matched my experience w those
brakes. What levers are you using? I found them almost impossible
with Ultegra SIS. I had to set them very, very close to the rim to
escape bottoming out the levers, then there wasn't enough room left to
open the straddle cable. Any
I have shimano cantis as well, and another thing to consider is the
pads. If you can't eliminate barking with toe-in or other
adjustments, you might want to experiment with different pads. I
found some tektro pads that are absolutely bark-free and grip really
well.
On Oct 11, 3:03 pm, Jeremy
Yeah, it seems like whether or not canti's squeal seems less to do
with the particular brand/model of brake than the peculiarities of the
set-up- all the stuff jim said, as well as the flexiness of the fork,
how worn your cables are, distance from housing stop to straddle wire,
phase of the moon,
on 10/11/09 10:50 AM, Seth Vidal at skvi...@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a set of the shiman br550's on my bike right now and I'm not
> terribly pleased with them. They've been fairly persnickety to setup
> and there's lots of annoying brake squeal from the front one. I'm
> curious if maybe I should
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