Cyclists: other cyclists with squeaky brakes -

[teuchter]

how do you feel about cyclists who go around the place with squeaky brakes?

 

[TruXta]

Who gives a fuck really? Long as they work.

 

[Onket]

Who gives a fuck really? Long as they work.

This^

My brakes squeaked for a bit, a few months ago. Once someone quipped that I don't need a bell.

I think that was about all of note that happened.

 

[bi0boy]

I prefer them to people with clip-cloppy shoes

 

[Santino]

how do you feel about cyclists who go around the place with squeaky brakes?

How do you feel about them?

 

[Santino]

I prefer them to people with clip-cloppy shoes

Horses aren't people.

 

[Crispy]

I have no feel.

Squeaky chains, however, get all my goats.

 

[TruXta]

I have no feel.

Squeaky chains, however, get all my goats.

Squeaky chains? How often does that occur?

 

[gentlegreen]

With brand new disc brakes it's almost unavoidable - I was so self conscious on rides where I was the only one with an MTB .. My brakes have bedded in nicely now, but I now have a Brooks saddle - which is very kosher in those circles, but that squeaks like mad and I'm sure people will assume it's my suspension fork which very much isn't ...

 

[bi0boy]

Squeaky breaks might actually go some way to compensate for a lack of brake lights.

 

[bi0boy]

Horses aren't people.

True, although some people obviously feel they should try and behave like horses.

 

[Onket]

With brand new disc brakes it's almost unavoidable - I was so self conscious on rides where I was the only one with an MTB .. My brakes have bedded in nicely now, but I now have a Brooks saddle - which is very kosher in those circles, but that squeaks like mad and I'm sure people will assume it's my suspension fork which very much isn't ...

Can't you knock up some sort of dampner out of some old Vitalite tubs?

 

[gentlegreen]

I prefer them to people with clip-cloppy shoes

especially when they try to walk in the supermarket - also wearing figure-hugging Lycra and wearing their helmet ...

 

[TruXta]

I don't understand how people can get worked up about squeaky/creaky anything on bikes really.

 

[gentlegreen]

Can't you knock up some sort of dampner out of some old Vitalite tubs?

 

[teuchter]

I don't understand how people can get worked up about squeaky/creaky anything on bikes really.

How do you feel about people who get worked up about squeaky/creaky bike things?

 

[teuchter]

How do you feel about them?

Does it matter to you?

 

[Crispy]

Squeaky chains? How often does that occur?

All the time. If you don't clean and lubricate the chain it rattles and squeaks, and slows you right down, and eventually breaks the chain. Along with keeping brakes tight, it's the main maintenance task for a bike owner.

 

[Mumbles274]

Oil them

 

[Santino]

Does it matter to you?

Does that matter to you?

 

[teuchter]

Does that matter to you?

Yes.

 

[TruXta]

How do you feel about people who get worked up about squeaky/creaky bike things?

Not much.

 

[TruXta]

All the time. If you don't clean and lubricate the chain it rattles and squeaks, and slows you right down, and eventually breaks the chain. Along with keeping brakes tight, it's the main maintenance task for a bike owner.

Rattling I get, but squeaky? Can't remember hearing that very often. Anyway...

 

[Santino]

Yes.

Why?

 

[gentlegreen]

Oil them

 

[Onket]

Sigh.

/unsubscribes from thread

 

[teuchter]

Why?

Because I am interested in what matters to people.

 

[teuchter]

Anyway. What does it mean if your brakes squeak?

 

[bi0boy]

Anyway. What does it mean if your brakes squeak?

Usually it involves them emitting a rather high-pitched noise.

 

[gentlegreen]

They're either very good - close contact all over.. or very bad - got water or oil between the contact surfaces ...