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Title: Clear brake pads
Post by: Bushwacked on March 30, 2009, 08:44 PM: OK, got some clear brake pads and they are the nuts but....

... how do I stop them squealing like I'm raping a pig??
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: harris on March 30, 2009, 08:46 PM: you dont they are pigs :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: magna13 on March 30, 2009, 09:26 PM: they are a pain for squealing... i will never have them again
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: Dex Dexter on March 30, 2009, 09:28 PM: I'm not sure you'll sort it totally but if you 'toe in' your blocks (I.e have the toe touching the rim first) it will be a lot better.
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: Bushwacked on March 30, 2009, 10:17 PM: Going back to my Koolstops - means I can ride round town without everyone within a 10mile radius knowing I'm riding
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: Dex Dexter on March 30, 2009, 10:34 PM: Just go brakeless :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

The boys will be so proud!!!
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: jedi on March 30, 2009, 10:39 PM: my ones dont squeel so bad
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: Bushwacked on March 31, 2009, 07:42 AM: Don't know if its the combo of pads and rims which is doing it. The pads I've got a different to yours Tony.

I might put them on when I'm at a Skatepark like Corby or Creation but when I'm going to my local I'm gonna keep the koolstops on as the clears are so frigging loud.
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: JT71 on March 31, 2009, 09:36 AM: mine squeal like fokk too Barnaby, but it's the arms of the brake vibrating on the lugs that's making most of the noise. not the blocks on the rim, will get round to whacking some grease on the pugs to see if that helps.

:daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: PK RETRO on March 31, 2009, 09:39 AM: Mine squeel like a bitch, i find this an advantage as is says to everyone else in the park get the fook out of my way :daumenhoch:

apart from the face-plant with the the boarder the other week :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: jedi on March 31, 2009, 10:24 AM: lol :) :)
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: Bushwacked on March 31, 2009, 01:45 PM: Someone was telling me that Hombre's squeal like buggers - might upgrade brakes when I can afford it.

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Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: lodge on March 31, 2009, 05:00 PM: Mine are much quieter than when I first fitted them, and they still havent rubbed the anno off the rim which I like.
Not the best for manuals though too sharp for feathering the brake.
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: JT71 on March 31, 2009, 09:25 PM: Quote from: Bushwacked on March 31, 2009, 01:45 PM
Someone was telling me that Hombre's squeal like buggers - might upgrade brakes when I can afford it.

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my hombre was much quieter then the EVOII I now have, so think again my friend. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: TwoBobRob on March 31, 2009, 11:03 PM: Hombres are fine. Not really known for squealing particularly. Give your blocks a sanding with some very coarse paper, copper grease the AD lugs and toe the blocks in a good amount. Thats about all you can do really.
Title: Re: Clear brake pads
Post by: jedi on March 31, 2009, 11:27 PM: i care not about the sqeel as they enabled me to use one finger braking to lock the wheel and pull my first ever 540 tap tonight!
FOOKIN GET IN!!!!!!!