brake noise

Try cleaning the pads and rim with alcohol.

Also make sure the pads are slightly toed inward, such that the forward edge (that is, the edge toward the front of the bike) of both the front and rear pads makes first contact with the rim when braking.

smootz said:

I recently bought a Trek Pilot 1.0. It supposedly was built just before they were discountinued. ('06, '07 ?).

It is a sweet bike that had only 20 miles on it. I have since added 80 more.

The front brake sometimes makes noise. It doesn't happen all of the time and I can find no rhyme or reason. It is somewhere between a grinding noise and a squeal. I have adjusted the brakes per my "Zen's" manual.

Shifter set is Sora, no name on dual pivot calipers. Wheels are ALEX RIMS AT450.

Yesterday during a fast decent they really made racket.

SCOTTIE

Get one of these-

Rasp File, 8 In Length - Hand Files and Rasps - Files - Hand Tools : Grainger Industrial Supply

Rough up the pads, take all the old metal shards out.

OldGoat said:

Also make sure the pads are slightly toed inward, such that the forward edge (that is, the edge toward the front of the bike) of both the front and rear pads makes first contact with the rim when braking.

Thanks OldGoat- just put some new Williams on my Campy Record stuff and had the same squeal I had with my Mavics....toed in the pads and VIOLA!, no more squeal. Thanks!