Originally Posted by Clyde1820

Had that on my commuter, for awhile. Required better adjustment of the pads. Am assuming you've got some play in the angle of the pad in the brake arm, with the brakes you have. In my case, it changed the "screeeeeeee!" sound to something barely audible even under hard braking.


In my case, it's with the Avid SD V-brakes. Replaced the factory pads with the Kool Stop salmon pads. Fiddled with the right combination of the washers and tension, to get the right pressure. Had to adjust the angle of attack that the pads had against the rim. Ensure it's all clean, ensure the angle's right, ensure the pressure's right, ensure you're everything's torqued down tightly enough to not move from where you set it ... and it should be fine. The trick is, getting the angle right. But that's simple enough.