Thread: Best way to remove deafening screeching sound from vintage rim brakes?
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Old 08-26-20, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by BoraxKid
This sounds backwards. All of the toeing-in advice I ever got was to have the front edge of the pads toed-in a millimeter or two, so that you have more control and it's easier to modulate the braking force. Why would you want the back of the pads to hit first? What would that accomplish?
Yes. Probably a terminology error on my part. The edge forward most, that makes contact first when toed in properly. My bad...
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