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Pls help ill answer your questions but how do I stop squiking breaks?
My new bikes breaks keep sqeiking and its brand new how do I stop it
6 Answers
- OldHippieLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
A) If bought from a real bike shop - it's under WARRANTY! Take it back & they will correct the problem for FREE!
B) PLEASE learn how to spell & use the correct words. "Squeaking" not sqeiking. Bicycles and other machinery that moves use BRAKES to slow down & stop, not breaks.
C) Consult the Park Tool Repair Help and Education website. http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help
Here's the section on BRAKES - http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/categorie... I have NO idea what type of brakes you have. You never said.
- blazingpedalsLv 68 years ago
You're probably asking this because you have a dept store bike that you must service yourself.
Brakes need to be toed-in. That means the pads need to be adjusted so that the forward-most end of the pad hits a mm or so before the trailing edge. This is because brake arms will twist during brake application, as the pad catches the rim and gets dragged along. As the brake arm gets twisted, the leading edge of the pad comes off the rim, releasing the brake; at which point the arm un-twists and starts all over. This happens at 1000-2000 times per second, which you hear as a high-pitched squeal.
Dept store bikes are the worst about this, because the cheap material in their brake arms is less stiff and easier to twist than on higher-quality brakes.
- Anonymous8 years ago
It's good to have squeaky breaks if there clear brake ads there will work better than the normal brake pads if that's not it then go to a local bike shop for a check up
- MtrlpqbikerLv 78 years ago
Start off by giving the make and model of your bike. No idea what kind of brakes you have
- Anonymous8 years ago
Take it back or get a new bike.