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Originally Posted by funurdiesel
The brake shudder problem is not unique to the tricross. It is fairly common with cyclocross bikes/forks. Go to the cyclocross forum on roadbikereview and you can read many threads on this topic.

The shudder is (most likely) caused by the fork flexing which slackens the cable, the fork rebounds which tightens the cable which causes the fork to flex which slackens the cable, etc.
Placing the hanger lower reduces the shudder.
I didn't find this to be the case when I had shudder issues. The fork mount stop didn't help. I fixed the shudder by toeing in but the squealing was bad. I changed the calipers out and now both issues are solved.
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