Badly squeaking brakes

paulc33
paulc33 Posts: 254
edited March 2012 in Workshop
Fitted my new carbon wheels today. With a set of Mavic yellow brake pads.
The wheels have a carbon braking surface.

I set the pads up straight as per instructions. So they are not tied in.
But everytime I brake they squeak so loudly.

It sounds like a rubbish cheap Apollo bike not a great road bike.

Anyone got any ideas how to stop this or do they just need to bed in? The rims seem a bit shiney. Only done about 20 miles on them.
2015 Specialized S-Works Tarmac - Ultegra Di2 (7.0kg)
Kinesis Aithein - Ultegra mechanical (7.3kg)
Kinesis Maxlight Xc130 - xt/ xtr (11.3kg)


spin to win!

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  • u05harrisb
    u05harrisb Posts: 531
    new wheels sometimes take a little bit of breaking in as far as im aware, so it might just be the top layer of "factory rubbish" coming off to get to the actaul brake serfice if you get what i mean. should be fine, keep riding do some long breaking on a hill or somthing then youll be right as rain!
    Ben
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    I don't know anything about squeaking brakes on carbon wheels.

    But I do know the term for brake block alignment is toe-in, not tie-in.
  • paulc33
    paulc33 Posts: 254
    Sorry your right that was meant to say I haves set the pads toe in.
    So should I be?
    The noise is really annoying me now.
    2015 Specialized S-Works Tarmac - Ultegra Di2 (7.0kg)
    Kinesis Aithein - Ultegra mechanical (7.3kg)
    Kinesis Maxlight Xc130 - xt/ xtr (11.3kg)


    spin to win!

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