Originally Posted by
JanMM
If you have proper V-brakes, you can easily adjust the pads every which way!
Well I guess my brakes are "improper" then because there does not seem to be a toe in adjustment. That comment was very helpful...
I have the old style cantilever brakes where each brake pad support arms are welded to the fork and there is a cable at the top the connects to both arms simultaneously. The cable connected directly to the hand lever then pulls in the center of the other cable. I think perhaps the style is called "center pull". They work fine but just after using them awhile they start to squeek.
Sorry but I am not bending the arms that support the brake pad assembly for toe in. That seems rather cave man style to me. I think all I will have to do is clean the pads on the concrete as suggested and try the rim cleaner. Thank you gentlemen for the suggestions.
