Bicycle Mechanics - Squeaky brake

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pyze-guy

03-19-04, 09:54 AM

I have set of koolstop black brake pads on the front of my beater and they are really squeaky. I have them running on an older ceramic rim that is pretty worn. I know these type of pads do squeak, but my other bike has them and they don't squeak at all. I was wondering if this was due to the ceramic and that it is still around 0 celcius right now and they squeak because of the cold. They are properly aligned and toed. Any suggestions?

demoncyclist

03-19-04, 10:01 AM

Switch to the green KoolStops. They are specifically designed for ceramic rims. If you want to use the black ones, make sure that they are toed-in correctly. The front edge of the pad should hit first. This will eliminate squeak.