[RBW] Re: VO polished rims, performance issues

2012-02-07 Thread Bill Lucas
Brain, Try maroon scotch-brite, 7447. This is the normal stuff. I use it to clean rims. Regards, Bill -- 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

[RBW] Re: VO polished rims, performance issues

2012-02-06 Thread Mojo
My experience matches Patrick's: rims break in after awhile. To help this along, I have run some fine sandpaper tangentially along the break surface of a new squeeky rim. I think it helped a bit, but it just took some time in use to make it behave properly. -- You received this message

Re: [RBW] Re: VO polished rims, performance issues

2012-02-06 Thread Brian Feltovich
They don't squeak and I've tried a touch of sandpaper. Have put maybe 2,000 miles on the wheels, more or less. Still pondering. On Feb 6, 2012, at 7:51 PM, Mojo gjtra...@yahoo.com wrote: My experience matches Patrick's: rims break in after awhile. To help this along, I have run some fine

[RBW] Re: VO polished rims, performance issues

2012-02-06 Thread Phil Bickford
Along the same line - switch to a harder, coarser brake pads. I've got some free stock Tektro pads that might help. Lemme know. Phil B On Feb 6, 9:16 pm, Tim McNamara tim...@bitstream.net wrote: On Feb 6, 2012, at 6:32 PM, brian feltovich wrote: Wondering if anyone else has experience