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Feb 2024
3:09pm, 7 Feb 2024
2,614 posts
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AndyS
Might be some contamination on the rotors - I find cleaning them with disc cleaner (or isopropyl alcohol) can help.
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Feb 2024
4:07pm, 7 Feb 2024
16,777 posts
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Dave W
Try a bit of oil. Gets rid of the squeak brilliantly. Brakes work like shite after. But at least they don’t squeak.
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Feb 2024
5:07pm, 7 Feb 2024
17,329 posts
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XB
😆
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Feb 2024
6:21pm, 7 Feb 2024
2,507 posts
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MudMeanderer
Discs can be an arse for squealing. Some will behave, some are an almost permanent cacophony.
You can try cleaning the pads and rotors with a alcohol spray, you can try sanding both down and bedding them in again, you can replace pads and you can realign the calipers. If you're lucky one of them will work. However, and especially if you're on wet or dirty roads there is a decent chance they'll never become quiet. I have some on a CX bike that are violently noisy, and even a couple of local bike shops don't seem to be able to sort it for more than a couple of days riding.
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Feb 2024
7:19pm, 7 Feb 2024
40,782 posts
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halfpint
I tried all of Cathy’s suggestions before realising my brakes were actually leaking brake fluid. My friend didn’t like my silent ‘fixed’ bike though because I was easier to keep track of with squealing brakes.
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Mar 2024
3:34pm, 18 Mar 2024
18,578 posts
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Mandymoo
Would anyone know of a charity where I can donate old cycling kit? Have some bib shorts, padded shorts and a couple of charity cycle jerseys that are too small for me bit too good to throw away (size 12's if anyone wants 😂)
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Mar 2024
3:44pm, 18 Mar 2024
67,229 posts
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LindsD
Would the bib shorts fit me, Mandy? Only if you can't find a charity .I wouldn't want to take them from someone who would need them more than me.
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Mar 2024
3:44pm, 18 Mar 2024
67,230 posts
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LindsD
(Size 12 with chunky thighs  )
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Mar 2024
3:53pm, 18 Mar 2024
18,579 posts
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Mandymoo
Have sent you a WhatsApp
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Apr 2024
9:23pm, 12 Apr 2024
4,385 posts
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jacdaw
Newbie question... any advice for removing a stuck pedal, and a stuck seat post (alloy (poss steel) post in a steel frame). Yes it is the same bike. And, with regard to the pedal, yes I know, and yes I have been!
Tried a bit of heat on the pedal; do I need to remove crank and put it in a vice? Is wd40 a waste of time? Happy to destroy the pedal provided I can then remove it.
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