Comments on: Lean, Mean, Green Machine… http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/ Handcrafted Excellence, One Bike at a Time Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:19:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: David http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-155 David Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:13:39 +0000 http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-155 Yeah, I find disc brakes can squeal if you don't occasionally get dirt on them - a bit of dirt seems to help grind off any glazing. Sanding the rotors and the faces of the pads lightly will temporarily fix your problem. Also, try metallic pads. They are in general more noisy, but are less prone to glazing and squealing very loud. Yeah, I find disc brakes can squeal if you don’t occasionally get dirt on them - a bit of dirt seems to help grind off any glazing. Sanding the rotors and the faces of the pads lightly will temporarily fix your problem. Also, try metallic pads. They are in general more noisy, but are less prone to glazing and squealing very loud.

]]> By: Wesley Hodgson http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-150 Wesley Hodgson Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:59:14 +0000 http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-150 Another thing... I've never had much luck setting up disc brakes so that they don't result in some serious full-frame reverberation in the wet. Obviously they still stop well, but that doesn't help when you're too embarrassed to use them! Is there just something funky in my setup, or is that a common issue with discs? I don't really care if my mtb brakes make a racket when I'm on the trails, but having my commuter squeal like a banshee doesn't seem that appealing! :) Another thing… I’ve never had much luck setting up disc brakes so that they don’t result in some serious full-frame reverberation in the wet. Obviously they still stop well, but that doesn’t help when you’re too embarrassed to use them! Is there just something funky in my setup, or is that a common issue with discs?

I don’t really care if my mtb brakes make a racket when I’m on the trails, but having my commuter squeal like a banshee doesn’t seem that appealing! :)

]]> By: Phil Koop http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-149 Phil Koop Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:51:08 +0000 http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-149 One thing puzzles me - there are only 24 spokes per wheel. Even with no rear dishing required, isn't that a bit low for the application? With disc brakes, wouldn't it be quite annoying to break a spoke? Or would the rims prevent this from being a problem? One thing puzzles me - there are only 24 spokes per wheel. Even with no rear dishing required, isn’t that a bit low for the application? With disc brakes, wouldn’t it be quite annoying to break a spoke? Or would the rims prevent this from being a problem?

]]> By: Gerald http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-145 Gerald Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:17:19 +0000 http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-145 Oh man I like the Amish Ducati. How to you say Hugh is the new Black or is it Black is the new Hue. Oh man I like the Amish Ducati. How to you say Hugh is the new Black or is it Black is the new Hue.

]]> By: mark collins http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-144 mark collins Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:17:52 +0000 http://www.truenorthcycles.com/2008/06/27/lean-mean-green-machine/#comment-144 Very cool. Batman meets Ralph Nader. It reminds me of the motorbikes you see from the old WWII footage. Nice. Mark Very cool. Batman meets Ralph Nader. It reminds me of the motorbikes you see from the old WWII footage. Nice.
Mark

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