Cotty wrote:
> Okay, this is a bike thread, and it's labelled OT, so I figure I can ask
> for some help here. How do I stop my break pads from sounding like
> banshees with their knackers in a vice every time I try and stop?? It's
> driving me nuts. I've tried changing pads, lubing the rim (quietens
> things down for a short while, but not for long) and I'm at my wit's end.
>
> Any suggestions? Maybe a particular make of brake pad?
>
> 1999 Univega RAM 930
>
>   
Your pads are probably parallel to the rims.  Toe them in a bit, so that 
the front edge of the pad strikes the rim first.

-- 
Scott Loveless
www.twosixteen.com


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