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02-19-12 | 11:06 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by d.vader123

They definitely stop the bike so it works which is the most important thing, but I would really, really appreciate it if it also stopped squealing. Can you imagine how others would feel during a long group ride?

I found that Koolstop Dual Compound MTB pads stopped Avid Shorty 4 from squealing for a while. The soft front compound seems to cut down on the chatter.

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