Adjusting cantilever brakes so they don’t scream at me all the time

[jrenaut]

First ride on the new wheels and new rear pads. They’re clearly not adjusted properly. The used pads on the front are squeaky, which I can maybe fix. The rear, brand new pads, squeal like someone is doing horrible things to a pig. It looks like one of the pads is hitting the rim at an angle, but I haven’t been able to get it to not do that. Is there a good visual guide to adjusting cantilever brakes? Anyone good at it and want to try and explain the concept to me?

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[jrenaut]

Success – I got the pads adjusted properly. One of the pads was missing one of the pieces that lets you adjust the angle, so that’s why I couldn’t get it right. But now my bike stops quietly and I’m happy.

[vvill]

If you wanna go baller there’s also these
https://paulcomp.com/shop/components/minimoto/

Can be found cheaper on the ‘bay. I’m planning to swap my folding bike’s front brake to one of these. I used to have mini-Vs then I stole those for another build and then switched to regular Vs I stole off a bike I converted to disc. Stopping power right now is good but due to cable pull there’s very little modulation and not much room for adjustment.

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