Motolites with salmon pads are notorious for this. I replaced mine with the "ebike pads" Riv sells, they're awesome.
On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 8:19:18 AM UTC-7 Brian Turner wrote: > Thanks, Isaak! I'm going to assume for now that's what's going on here. > I'm going to leave it alone, crack open a beer, and maybe try to take it on > a long, dusty ride later today and see if it gets less the more I ride it. > Because I've done everything I can think of up to this point! > > Brian > Lexington KY > > On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 11:06 AM Isaak Oliansky <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I had *terrible* squeal on non-msw rims with motolites as well, fwiw. >> >> On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 7:44:08 AM UTC-7 Brian Turner wrote: >> >>> A friend here reached out to say that the rims may be non-machined, >>> which could be causing the squeal coupled with the fact that everything is >>> still relatively brand new. I'm pretty sure all my other bikes running Paul >>> brakes have all had machined sidewalls, so maybe that explains why I've >>> never experienced squeal like this before. >>> >>> Brian >>> Lexington KY >>> >>> On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 10:06:13 AM UTC-4 Brian Turner wrote: >>> >>>> Everyone, I am at my wit's end this morning trying to eliminate the >>>> squeal on my front Motolite that is on my new Sam. I'm usually pretty good >>>> at this, but for some reason nothing I am doing seems to work. For >>>> starters, this is a newly built Sam, with less than 30 miles on it. Pads >>>> are brand new Kool Stop thinline salmons. >>>> >>>> I've set the toe-in like I normally do, using a dime or a penny on the >>>> back end of the pad when tightening them in order to get the front of the >>>> pads to touch just slightly before the back of the pad. Squeals like crazy. >>>> >>>> I've tried adjusting the pad holders just slightly inward (same as >>>> toeing). Squeals just as bad. >>>> >>>> I've adjusted everything parallel to the rim (no toe-in). Squeals like >>>> crazy. >>>> >>>> I've cleaned the rims with alcohol. I've sanded the KoolStop pads. >>>> Nothing is working. >>>> >>>> This isn't my first bike with Motolites. I've always been able to get >>>> rid of it, but for some reason nothing I'm trying is working today. Any >>>> advice? I'm truly feeling like an idiot. >>>> >>>> Brian >>>> Lexington KY >>>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4fd26321-3d47-4283-bc63-c1e6946b187en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4fd26321-3d47-4283-bc63-c1e6946b187en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3ddce326-c13a-4daf-92d8-b0fa27d127c4n%40googlegroups.com.
