Best way to remove deafening screeching sound from vintage rim brakes?
08-28-20, 08:34 PM
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09-09-20, 01:21 AM
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Hi Fishboat. I think you misunderstood.I literally have vintage set of caliper brakes on my 1989 Bridgestone roadman bike. 
09-09-20, 01:22 AM
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thank for the response guys! really appreciate it. haha .
I forgot to mention that I actually have a Vintage Bike. Its 1989 Bridgstone Roadman Colmo.
I forgot to mention that I actually have a Vintage Bike. Its 1989 Bridgstone Roadman Colmo.
09-09-20, 04:35 AM
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I've never experienced brake squeal that couldn't be corrected with proper adjustment and toe-in. Spend some time on YouTube. It's easier than you think.
Last time I installed brake pads I used zip ties on the rear edge of the pad, but I've used various things. You just need to shim the rear edge of the pad so that when you adjust it "flush" on the rim, it's really at an angle once you remove the shim.
Last time I installed brake pads I used zip ties on the rear edge of the pad, but I've used various things. You just need to shim the rear edge of the pad so that when you adjust it "flush" on the rim, it's really at an angle once you remove the shim.
09-14-20, 07:20 AM
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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?
09-14-20, 07:37 AM
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A secondary problem is weak brake arms. If the arms aren’t strong enough, the brakes can flutter as well. Shimano made a linear brake in their higher line that was a marvel of engineering with a parallelogram system that move the brake pads straight into the rim rather than in an arc like most brakes do. Unfortunately, The parallelogram was too flexible and the brakes squealed more than any other brake I have ever used. I was relegated to riding a quarter of a mile from everyone in my bike club because of the squeal. On the plus side, they knew exactly where I was almost all the time.
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