Touring bike brakes

Richard Lucas said:

I asked for some advice on replacement brakes for my
tourer recently. I followed the advice to buy Avid Shorty
6 brakes, orderd them from sjs and fitted them over last
weekend. I'm very pleased with them, although I still need
to get the front one set up properly so that it doesn't
squeal. The improvement in stopping power is remarkable.
Thanks again for the advice.

I use the same brakes -- and very good they are. I too had
squeal at the front. Toe them in to stop the squeal.

Instructions on toeing-in (about 1/2 way down page):

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On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 18:54:39 +0100, Richard Lucas
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Quoted message said:

I still need to get the front one set up properly so that
it doesn't squeal.

A bit of cereal packet under the back of the pads, adjust as
before, take the cereal packet out and hey, presto! Enough
toe-in to prevent the squealing.

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On Tue, 06 Apr 2004 18:54:39 +0100, Richard Lucas
<[email hidden]> wrote in message
<[email hidden]>:

Quoted message said:

I still need to get the front one set up properly so that
it doesn't squeal.

A bit of cereal packet under the back of the pads, adjust
as before, take the cereal packet out and hey, presto!
Enough toe-in to prevent the squealing.

Thanks for that - I think I can see how that would work.

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Best regards Richard

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