somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
Amanda's brakes squeal like you wouldn't believe, unless you've experienced them first hand in which you probably do believe it but are trying to block the memory.
Anyway, i had Master Nygaard take a look, he sanded down the pads and called them good to go. Still squealy.
I replaced the pads on the font, still fucking squealy.
So i swapped out front wheel with another one i had around ... Not Squealy!
Wtf do i have to do to her rims to get them to SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP.
For the record these are the stock rims on a late 90s Rockhopper and they seem to have some kind of black finish on them including on the braking surface.
Seriously, she get's home late at night and it wakes up the whole house. Children break into tears when she slows near them. And most importantly she's hesitant to use the brakes because of the squeal which poses obvious safety hazards.
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have you tried replacing the girlfriend?
langston
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:01 pm
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build new wheels.
henry
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:08 pm
somewhat piggishJoined: 05 Aug 2005Posts: 5415Location: on porch with shotgun
derrickito wrote:
have you tried replacing the girlfriend?
I figure i could take the Miles route ... but two girlfriends on one bike is probably only going to exacerbate the squeak.
Obviously the Derrick Method only increases the problem by not only having the weight of 3-4 girls on the bike at a given time, but also having to stop periodically to swap them out and find new ones on the internet.
What i really need is the Langston Technique of finding a girl that will buy me and her both new bikes.
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Grease them up really well and they will stop squeaking for sure. The squeaking may be replaced by the girlfriend's screaming when she finds herself incapable of stopping though.
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Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:42 pm
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henry wrote:
I figure i could take the Miles route ... but two girlfriends on one bike is probably only going to exacerbate the squeak.
Obviously the Derrick Method only increases the problem by not only having the weight of 3-4 girls on the bike at a given time, but also having to stop periodically to swap them out and find new ones on the internet.
You're missing a key difference that poses an additional difficulty - the derrick method requires getting 4 girls on the bike at once such that none of them know the other one is there. Gotta be tough.
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koos42
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:46 pm
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sandpaper or steel wool = machining your own damn rims?
I hope you have fun giving your girlfriend a rim job.
henry
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:53 pm
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koos42 wrote:
I hope you have fun giving your girlfriend a rim job.
Always, in fact I enjoy it even more than rimming yours!
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henry wrote:
Still squealy.
Well, drat. One of the only things I hate about rushing through stuff (damn wife studying) and not getting a test ride in. I'd be game to come to your place and sort it out. it you like. Say 21:00 or so on Thursday? Friday? Saturday? Any time on Sunday?
Call me.
Alex
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 4:56 pm
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 3128Location: Roosevelt
henry wrote:
Alex wrote:
I'm having the same problem with the new front wheel on my bike. My plan was to sand down the rim's sidewall to remove any finish that is on them.
I was eyeing the sandpaper on Monday, I'll give this a try.
It worked for me. My rims are just basic Sun CR18 and there was probably just a light varnish or something to prevent the aluminum from oxidizing. If your rims are hard anodized then it'll take more scrubbing. On my bike it was about 3 minutes of work.
Remington
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:43 pm
Joined: 23 Jan 2006Posts: 457Location: Remington Country
Also, check to make sure that she hasn't run over a bunch of cherries and let the juice dry on the rims. That also makes a nasty squealing noise.
koos42
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:39 am
Joined: 10 Jul 2007Posts: 367Location: ON YOUR LEFT! your other left.
henry wrote:
koos42 wrote:
I hope you have fun giving your girlfriend a rim job.
Always, in fact I enjoy it even more than rimming yours!
It's the taste, I get that complaint. Butt now it's better, I ate a bunch of fries the other night... Wait, where were you again?
DIY machined rims, next thing you know you'll be sewing your own pants, silk-screening tight American Apparel shirts, and riding a fixed gear.
DIY or die!!!
Aaron
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:04 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
I'll de-squeal your breaks but only if I can squeeze your [man]boobs.
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