How to stop v-brakes squeaking

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In this video I’m going to explain how to stop v-brakes squeaking. Squeaking brakes is annoying to say the least. Though it doesn’t really impair their braking power it does make that rad ride of yours feel inferior each time you pull those levers.

The squeaking noise from v-brakes come from the vibration of the brake pads on the rim. It’s the same effect as when you rub your hand across a balloon, with your hand being the rim and the balloon the brake pad.

When the brake pads are pressed flush against the rim, the rotating rim pulls the softer brake pad rubber along with it until it can move no further and shoots back. After moving back the pressure of the brake let’s the rim quickly catch the rubber again reiterating the same process over and over again resulting in the high-pitched noise.

A couple of other reasons people have said to be the reason for squeaking v-brakes are:

Dirty rims
Dirty brake pads
Worn brake pads

I have cleaned my rims, cleaned brake pads and sanded the surface of brake pads to make them rough again. But in general none of these worked but for the classic “toe-in” method.

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