joe b Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Hello all. Getting ready to swap my bike i put my koxx bloxx back in the rear maggie and the brake is'nt too good. But this i'm not too fussed about. The main thing is that it is silent! It is silent and i love it :bunny: . Now i've been riding with this silent brake i don't want another loud brake. Well, what im trying to say is. Which pad/rim set up have you noticed that make a silent brake but lots of grab? Cheers, Joe. Edited July 31, 2005 by joe b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janson Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 for me, silent brake is usually one with the pads adjusted badly, ie wonky and not hitting the rim with all the pad. not always the case, but most often. silent brakes are lovely, i agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 My brake is exactly the same as yours at the moment, i run brown koxx bloxx on a ground rim and it is slient but i wouldnt trust it on large drop gaps to rails or anything of the like. It does have lock but no bite, bite is what gives me confidence as i know the brake is going to lock. I switched to koxx bloxx from zoo pads and they are totally different; Zoo pads (on grind)= good bite, ok lock Koxx bloxx (on grind)= poor bite, good lock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 ive found with smooth rims that the brake is pretty much allways silent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 ive found with smooth rims that the brake is pretty much allways silent. ← Unless you use tar :bunny:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe b Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 But i grind my rims, i would never have a rim brake without a ground rim. Bear that in mind people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Hmm, I've got Bloxx Browns on a Grind and it's fooking loud - get a deeper grind and set the pads up with a bit more care - it'll be worth it. Although, your pads could just be bedding in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 rear disk? :bunny:" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I got this idea from Fatmike. If you put a few layers of electrical tape on the back of the pads it stops the vibrations which stops the squeaking. I dunno if it works but it's worth a try. :bunny: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I got this idea from Fatmike. If you put a few layers of electrical tape on the back of the pads it stops the vibrations which stops the squeaking. I dunno if it works but it's worth a try. :bunny: ← whereabouts on the pad? ta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siders77 Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 On the backings. Where they clip into the slaves. :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
club_card Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I got this idea from Fatmike. If you put a few layers of electrical tape on the back of the pads it stops the vibrations which stops the squeaking. I dunno if it works but it's worth a try. :shifty: ← I tried doing that and it worked for about 10 minutes then went squiky again, i later realised it was because i had cleaned the rim that made it silent not the tape. I only put 2 layers on maybe you need more but if you have more layers its hard to put the pad in properly. So basically it doesnt work well not for me anyway :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiltop Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 hey if my brake works i couldnt give a shit about the noise. i would say stop worrying about a noise, better to have a good brake. remember a noisy brake is often a good one because it is getting rid of waste energy through sound. the only brake i have found to be silent are crap pads (standard magura pads ) and a smooth rim. every other pad with a good grind and good set up seem make a noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Garland Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Mines not silent, its a woosh noise, which I like, I know its working. I run Koxx browns on a grind too and it sometimes squeeks but most the time just a woosh. Also you can make your brake silent by controling your braking. If you do it mid air it will squeek, if you do it on landing it wont, if you follow me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Mine's almost completely silent. No squeak. No whoosh. And still the brake is awsome. It's weird. Loads of modulation and power, but next to no "bite". By that I mean it'll still lock when you squeeze it, but it's really predictable and not grabby at all. Smooth rim (Rhyno lite since you asked) Heatsink Konigs (Not great on a grind, but awsome on a smooth rim) I'm not sure how well it'll work in the rain though, but that's not really a problem for a mincer like me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Nichols Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I found the early heatsinks (yellow jobbies) on a grind were slightly swooshy but only if scuffing your brake... Pretty good. At the moment i'm running the same batch of heatsinks on a smooth rim and it's a slight squeek but not too bad. At the end of the day I guess it's more luck than judgement whether your brake will squeek or not and PLEASE do NOT simply buy pads and rims that people suggest add up to a silent brake. Make sure you buy what works, the rear brake is fairly important :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_ferret Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 i run a purple viz rim with viz pads vite and lock is amazing after pads warm up and it is silent no noise at all!! oggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I love loud brakes, makes you have confidence that it works... a siglent brake is a crap set up brake! I only ride if my brake is working properly neways! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_ferret Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I love loud brakes, makes you have confidence that it works... a siglent brake is a crap set up brake! I only ride if my brake is working properly neways! lol ← i'm sorry mate but thats premium bull!!! my brake is silent and works like a beast it perfectly set up so its down to how it locks not how it sounds!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Mine is silent, koolstops on a grind, maybe some tar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynio Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 dont pull the brake if you want it to be silent :shifty: you know your brake is working when it is squiking most of the time any way. iv noticed it with the last few sets of heatsink pads anyway. Waynio................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Get a V-brake! Mine is almost completely silent. On a harsh grind that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 What pads are you running Felix? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 v brake and rear disk brakes are silent and both are very powerful if set up right :shifty: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSM Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Just a thought... For those of you who have silent brakes, how heavy are you and are you running brake boosters? I wonder if part of the noise may be due to vibration caused as the pad's are forced out of alignment when the brake mechanism flexes and rotates around the mounting points... for example, front mounted brakes on a fork will try and rotate themeselves forwards and out when under normal forwards braking loads. A brake booster helps reduce this twisting of brakes around the mount points motion, which will help keep the pads aligned correctly and reduce vibrations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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