Originally Posted by
threeflys
I never had an issue with stopping, I just couldn't get them to stop squealing!
Brake squeal is a symptom of brakes that aren't properly toed, usually because brakes are perfectly perpendicular to the rim. You want the brake pads at a very slight angle looking down with the front slightly closer to the rim. The easiest way I know to do this is to put a business card (usually of the insurance salesman who last spoke to me) between the back half of the pad and the rim and squeeze the brakes tight. I then loosen the pads while still holding the brakes tight to let the pad reset and retighten the pads. I never have any squealing.