Originally Posted by
Salubrious
I'm going with 'wrong' on that one... I can't imagine how you would get the calipers to work properly that way; if the leaded edge contacts first, it will cause the caliper to distort and since its springy metal, I have to imagine it would squeal like crazy! At any rate I've never tried that.
Fair enough, though you got me to wondering where I thought that came from (because I have been adjusting for toe-in for years to eliminate squeal and wondered if I had been doing it improperly) and when I searched the interwebs it was clear that toe-in (leading edge touching slightly ahead of the rest of the pad) seemed to be the preferred method of setup..... here's one example:
https://www.renehersecycles.com/a-be...adjust-toe-in/
Also St Sheldon suggests toe-in to prevent squeal:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/rim-brakes.html#squealing