Originally Posted by
robert schlatte
Sometimes you have to live with a little squeal. My front canti is Paul's low profile, the pad is Kool stop salman low profile, and the rim is Velocity Dyad. I have done everything, even using a nickel as a shim to get the toe in angle fairly wide. Problem then becomes you lose braking power. I even used a fork crown cable hanger to shorten the length of the cable. Nothing eliminated squeal completely. Recently, I tried a shorter pad and that seems to have helped quite a bit. However, when I brake really hard, it still squeals. The moral of the story is, make peace with the squeal and embrace it. The good news is, it means your brakes are working!!!
That is strange. I also run Paul canti's, but I run the Retro on the front and touring on the back, with Dyad rims, and Kool Stop Thinline salmon pads. I don't get any squeal, but it may be the nature of the Retro.
I also put a pair of Paul's canti's on another bike that used to squeal badly with the stock brakes. The set up is the same as above, but with Mavic rims. They no longer squeal; but I have not had a chance to ride it in all types of weather and conditions.
Do you get any squeal from your back wheel?
I can empathise with squealing brakes. The bike I raced had Mafac brakes, which squealed horribly. Every time I applied brake pressure everyone knew it.