12-10-2017, 04:08 PM
(12-10-2017, 03:08 PM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: My rear brake squeals. It's had new pads and a good cleanup, but it persists. Dunno why.
Mine does too, on occasion. It's done this on and off since new. What I've found is that the amount of squeal seems to be related to how often the bike is ridden. If I'm riding the bike most every day, the squeal tends to go away. During periods when I only ride the bike about once a week, I notice that the squeal returns.
I suspect the reason for this is tiny spots of corrosion that are accumulating on the disc surface when the bike isn't being ridden. Ride the bike a lot, and the corrosion is scrubbed off by the pads and the squeal goes away.
Just a personal theory. I tend to ride one bike or the other most days of the week, so the brake squeal hasn't been a big issue for me.