danlandberg Active Member Local time 9:19 PM Joined Apr 25, 2009 Messages 583 Location So Oregon May 1, 2010 #1 Do you adjust the leading (rear) or the trailing (front) to touch the rim first? They squeak when braking!!! I can't remember.
Do you adjust the leading (rear) or the trailing (front) to touch the rim first? They squeak when braking!!! I can't remember.
a/c man Member Local time 11:19 PM Joined May 3, 2009 Messages 171 Location TOWSON MARYLAND May 1, 2010 #2 Adjust so that the leading edge touches first ever so slightly..(look about 1/2 way down the page) http://sheldonbrown.com/canti-trad.html[ TIM
Adjust so that the leading edge touches first ever so slightly..(look about 1/2 way down the page) http://sheldonbrown.com/canti-trad.html[ TIM
loquin Well-Known Member Local time 8:19 PM Joined Jan 11, 2008 Messages 2,207 Location Mount Vernon, Ohio, USA May 1, 2010 #3 a/c man: per the Sheldon Brown link you posted above, the front (trailing) edge of the shoes should touch slightly before the rear... Last edited: May 1, 2010
a/c man: per the Sheldon Brown link you posted above, the front (trailing) edge of the shoes should touch slightly before the rear...
a/c man Member Local time 11:19 PM Joined May 3, 2009 Messages 171 Location TOWSON MARYLAND May 1, 2010 #4 Thanks for clarifying that. My problem is that I always ride my bike backwards!!
vegaspaddy Member Local time 8:19 PM Joined Mar 12, 2008 Messages 583 Location vegas May 1, 2010 #5 squeaking is a good sound in my book, its when they stop squeaking thats when you have to worry !!!!!!!!!
squeaking is a good sound in my book, its when they stop squeaking thats when you have to worry !!!!!!!!!