onzyman Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Hi peeps, I am currently running onza citrus pads with my hs33's and I was just wondering why they are so loud! I know that there is supposed to be a bit of squeek but it's just unberable. I have tried cleaning them again and again but it just keeps coming back. Please help! p.s here is a picky of my bike: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Morton Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Try getting a brake booster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzyman Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Try getting a brake booster. how would that help? ( I mean the squeek) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 It would make the frame more solid. The squeeking, is the large amount of viabrations, so if the frame is more solid, less viabrations - Less sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence--Trials Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 Brake pads for HS33 are generally loud, the better the pad the louder the sound normally. But as said above a brake booster will help with your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 My back brake on my old Ko was immensely loud. The back of that frame was really stiff too (integrated booster). I'd say get some different pads if it bothers you. A booster would improve the performance of the brake though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzyman Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 My back brake on my old Ko was immensely loud. The back of that frame was really stiff too (integrated booster). I'd say get some different pads if it bothers you. A booster would improve the performance of the brake though. which pads would help reduce the noise; I'm not bothered if they are trials pads or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 which pads would help reduce the noise; I'm not bothered if they are trials pads or not. croco browns on a light grind should be ok. OT: your bike looks mint considering the age of it. do youo use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheeltech Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 a brake booster will help, also try cutting the corners off the end of the pad this will help them to toe in reducing the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy83 Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 croco browns on a light grind should be ok. OT: your bike looks mint considering the age of it. do youo use it im running croco browns on front and rear but on front with trialtech forks and a worn grind are unbearable loud realy does my head in,was riding sum natty yest and realy wanted sum earplugs to fall out of sky and into my ears.but on the plus side they are mental shard pads with buckets full of bite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzyman Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 croco browns on a light grind should be ok. OT: your bike looks mint considering the age of it. do youo use it Thanks! It was actually from my dads friend who no longer wanted the fame anymore so I decided to rebuild the bike. When i first got it looked in pretty bad condition and I thought that it was going to be impossible to fix but a few months later with a little elbow grease I finished it. The only problem stopping me from going out and having a good time is those pads! Every time that I have tried to go out on it the nosey bleeders on my street allways look at me like WTF! It's really doing my head in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D A N N Y Posted April 3, 2010 Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 WD40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzyman Posted April 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 WD40 Won't that just kill the pads altogether? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mods Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 He was being sacastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 my pads are pretty loud. you should love that. if they dont squeek, they do not work properly in most cases. my squeek it music to my ears :):):) Won't that just kill the pads altogether? you could take the pads of and spray it on the pistons. maybe its lazy pistons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzyman Posted April 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 my pads are pretty loud. you should love that. if they dont squeek, they do not work properly in most cases. my squeek it music to my ears :):):) you could take the pads of and spray it on the pistons. maybe its lazy pistons. Yes but it's not just a squeek, it's like when there is a teacher who scrapes her nails down a blackboard; but its ten times worse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 Brake pads for HS33 are generally loud, the better the pad the louder the sound normally. Not necessarily, I've had many Magura set-ups that have made plenty of noise but have no hold what so ever. Best thing to do is either use a booster as already mentioned, but in some cases I have found that this can make your brake not so good at holding (generally frames which have an in built booster so this shouldn't be a problem for you). Other option is to adjust the slave cylinders so your pads have a bit of tow to them, so when you pull the brake lightly, the front of the pad contacts the rim first and then the back eventually contacts when the lever is pulled all the way in. But in the long run this will wear your pads on the slant and make setting up all the more harder, so best thing you can do is bear with the noise, or just listen to your iPod when you ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modifiedridah2k9 Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 yeh. if your brakes work thats all that matters. eventually the pads will wear down and stop squeeking its possibly a big rub hope i helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 (edited) Ever since I got a grind for my wheel mine has been pretty loud, I can live with it for actual trials but when I ride down hills, (because I don’t have a front brake at the moment) the whole valley can hear me, haha, I get some very strange looks. It's just one of those things you have to deal with. I usually end up walking the bike down steep hills now. Edited April 4, 2010 by Theo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Sayers Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 keep it loud good for scaring people on busy streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeanuckleJive Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 keep it loud good for scaring people on busy streets because that's just SO cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted April 7, 2010 Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 I'm yet to find a quiet brakepad that works in all conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROYston Posted April 8, 2010 Report Share Posted April 8, 2010 If it works, leave it. No matter how my brake is set up, its always loud, i <3 it. g*. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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