MoPho wrote: ↑Sun Jan 13, 2019 4:25 am
I wasn't referring to the textured rim noise. Rim brakes squeal for the same reason disc brakes squeal, poor set up. If the pads aren't toe'd correctly they can get loud. Point being noisy brakes aren't isolated to disc
I've been on many a group ride where there is someone with their rim brakes squealling just as loud as a poorly set up disc brake. I've also had my rim brakes squeal from time to time when they get used hard and get hot on carbon wheels.
Disc brakes do get noisy in the wet, but I have found it usually goes away after you've heated them up a bit. It's been a long time since I've been in the rain on my road bike, but MTB I did a really nasty wet and muddy ride a few weeks ago, and my disc brakes only got noisy a few times. I was expecting it to be worse.
Yeah, I remember my XTR M950 pAraLleLoGrAM v-brakes squealing like mad until I toed them in. Ah the 90s. I figured modern road calipers and pad compounds addressed most of these issues even on poorly set-up brakes.
But yeah, as it turns out, choosing the right pads matters a lot. I wonder how many people with squealing, pulsing disc brakes also didn't properly run through the bedding process?