I would agree. Although sometimes it takes significantly more toe in than books and blogs suggest. Also, if you ride in rain, even a light one, you can get a film of oil on the rims. Sometimes, simply cleaning the rims with a degreaser, even dish detergent, can correct a lot of braking problems.
Brakes, you don't really need them, they just slow you down! On the other hand when you really need to stop on a dime, Paul's the brake to bet your life on. Plus, I'm a big buy local fan, so I use parts from PW, White, Paul, & Cane Creek, and am partial to American frame builders. Michael On Saturday, May 5, 2012 3:15:47 PM UTC-4, newenglandbike wrote: > > In my experience, brake squeal can be tuned out with slight adjustments to > the angle of the pads. it may take a few tries but usually works. If > that doesn't work I'll switch to different pads, but usually it does. > > > On Saturday, May 5, 2012 2:13:35 PM UTC-4, Tom Harrop wrote: >> >> So what's the thinking on the cause of brake chatter? I have CR720s with >> Kool Stop dual compound my 68 cm Bombadil and I get some pretty ferocious >> chatter, particularly when it's wet. When the front brake doesn't chatter, >> it squeals! >> >> Is it because of the super-long fork blades? Or have I done something >> wrong setting them up? >> > -- 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/-/BCtRtf3BHvwJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
