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Old 05-30-07, 11:35 AM
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cornucopia72
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Originally Posted by jnbrown

The second noise has to do with the brakes, they squeal bad. I have Avid V-brakes. I put new pads on the rear and that seemed to help. I tried toeing in the front pads and that made it worse. The front brakes are also grabbing so I don't use them much because when they grab my stoker get lurched forward and I get yelled at. I ordered some Kool Stop pads to try because they work great on my single bike.

Thanks - Joel
What worked for us best was cleaning the rims with rubbing alcohol.
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