duncanp

Thanks guys, Good call, I'll try sanding before I give up on the ground rim. Yes your right, hold and bite are not that important to me. A little bit of slip is ok. Im a big fan of manuals so brake modulation is a must whilst i re-learn the balance point.

Interesting! Back when i started in trials, we used to use road tar (which I see some people still do) but I'd not come across rim grinding until last weekend. Do you guys just put up with that noise as a sacrifice for decent bite? Its like when i pull the brake lever im sounding of an air horn! I will try some other pad types like those TNNs before switch for a standard rim finish. Fingers crossed! I did try some standard black magura pads on the ground rim, 10 pulls on the lever and the pads were completely toasted!

Hi all, Good forum you have here! I used to ride trials 10/15 years ago and recently have had a hankering to get back into it. Back in the day I always wanted a Pashley 26Mhz, but couldnt afford one. I found one last week and snapped it up as my new ride. Attached photo. I intend to restore it to its former glory, but its in pretty good nick any way. The rear rim is heavily ground and no matter how much i adjust it, the brake howls like mad and resonates through the steel frame. I swear you could hear it a mile away!! Anyway, its no good for me, and a shame as it was a really nice mavic ceramic rim. Is there any tricks to reducing this noise (different pads/sand off the grind), or am i going to have to get new a rim? Duncan