How To Stop Brake Block Squeal

[G-Zero]

As above.... and I know there'll be a really simple solution, but I've never had this problem before.

The best way to describe using my front brake today, would be "Airzound, eat your heart out"

 

[Milo]

Toe them in.

 

[G-Zero]

Thank you.... I knew it would be a simple fix.

Nice little job for the morning.

 

[HLaB]

As said Toeing them in usually work also cleaning of your rims and pads may be needed but IME with some cheaper its near impossible to get them 100% silent.

 

[2wd]

Mine were squeeling really bad the other night

I think I may have got some oil on my rims off the rag I was wiping the bike down with the previous night

The first big down hill, my brakes were sh1te,didnt stop me and I had to put my foot down or I'd have gone over the roundabout

 

[HLaB]

Yikes! I went on a ride on a ride once with a bloke who thought the solution to squeaky brakes was oil He wondered the following day why his brakes weren't working

 

[Milo]

It comes and goes even with toe in on my bike. Very wet weather they squeal toed in or not. This was not much of a problem with caliper brakes Cantis seem worse for some reason.

 

[G-Zero]

As said Toeing them in usually work also cleaning of your rims and pads may be needed but IME with some cheaper its near impossible to get them 100% silent.

They havn't had time to get dirty yet, unless they've picked up some contaminant in the factory.

 

[bicyclos]

Brake blocks can get a bit glazed on the surface, try lightly roughing the surface of the pads with emery cloth or sandpaper can help.

 

[G-Zero]

Cheers all.... 30 seconds with an Allen key and I had a very festive 'silent night' ride to work.