Originally Posted by
albertmoreno
How much did this cost you to build up? I've learned a lot about bike components since I bought a stock Cross Check.
For example, I don't really like the Tektro Oryx brakes. They squeal like crazy. Even after they've been adjusted at the shop, they'll start squealing after maybe two weeks. It's painful, really. I already got Kool-stop brake pads, but it hasn't made that much of a difference. I want switch out the Tektro's for some spendy Paul Touring canti's now. I'm hope that will make a difference.
Albert, I've got the stock Tekro Oryx brakes that came on my LHT and moved them around to my Cross-Check. The brakes I put on the LHT were IRD. and they work even better but what I did with the Oryx is put on the wider cable straddles and made sure the straddle was as low/tight as possible to the fender so the leverage was greatest. If you've got stock Alex rims that have kind of a milled surface with lots of fine lines on the braking surface check to see that aluminum isn't piled into the brake pads. Dialing in the brakes is something you should learn how to do and not rely on the shop as it sometimes takes a couple times with trial and error to make sure the angles are right. The Oryx brakes work fine for me.
http://www.bikeman.com/BR7177.html
http://store.interlocracing.com/cacabr.html