[How-To] Few Braking Tips

[band aid]

1. remove your brake pads and sand the glaze off the braking surface of them.

2. take a damp rag and wipe down your rim DO NOT wipe the moisture off. Let it dry on it's own. This will get the crap out of the micro-grooves in your rim.

3. Lube your cables.

These are 3 EASY steps to enhance your braking a fair bit.

[Timthekid]

simple greeen

[JustinCarter]

I dont run brakes so i dont know much about them, but you can lube cables? How...

[MrChikoStick]

Good how to. simple but it tells the basics.

[band aid]

you cna lube cables by driping some in where the housing ends and the cable itself comes out.

[Dylan Haro]

Simple but very helpful to the n00bs

[BMXer713]

i acttually perfer using alcohol to clean my rims works like a charm. now i can skid :wink:

My Brake Setup:Oddysey Monolever ->Oddysey Slic Cable->Tektro 907-908->Oddysey 1x4 Pads

[Angry Dave]

simple greeen

this works for a while,then eats your rim almost exactly like soda.i did this to my old hazard lite rim which was practically brand new,and it started rusting about 3 months later.i never rode my bike in the rain and i keep my bike inside my house so it wasnt from getting it soaked..dont suggest it,just use water,it actually works just as good as rubbing alcohol,which i also used and it only lasts a small period of time then you have to wet it again.

[jacobias]

nice how-to. thanx m8. My brake didnt work at all but now its gr8

[band aid]

ya your welcome^

[BurnoutLS13]

youd be surprised how many people look at me weird what i say lube your brake cable, i prefer my foot but nice tips man

[iRide34]

best lube for cables it finish line wax drylube
works on chains too

[azman]

Any tips on how to stop the mad squeaking noise my rim and pads make, it randomly stopped the other day and then started again

[iRide34]

clean your rim with water and an old sock

i make my rims squeek sometimes to piss off the skater at the park

i use fanta wild berry sqeek like a mo fugger

[band aid]

yea i like squaeky brakes. even though mine don't skeak :(

why not just use a rag?^ instead of a sock?

and if you search bmx tech. [azman] there is a thread about stopping squaeky brakes.

[iRide34]

i find socks work better for getting everything off the rim

u want squeekers get salmon eagle pads and coke ur rim

[jawn]

Squeaky brakes are also caused by the rear part of the pads contacting first. Make the leading end of the pads contact first.

Also be careful not to sand weird shapes into the pads.

[dutchidiot]

try cleaning the rims with this stuff to get grease off the cooker. if you wanna go txic and for more effect use that stuff to clean brushes used for painting.