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"G'day, I am new to berm so sorry if someone has already said this already but another way to (possibly) get rid of  squealing brakes is to mix pads. I have had success with mixing organic and sintered pads. I suggest putting the sintered…"

"Thanks for trying Blondie!   See you guys round.   Jimbo"

"Im keen.   Got a 29er....havnt ridden the trails though.   I would suggest a trial ride this weekend but I have a football game.   Gimme a call on 0413638405.   Cheers   Jimbo"

"which would make more noise ----the squeel of from the brakes or the scream from the rider as they plunge down the hill with oil soaked brakes ? lol"

"Touché. I was talking about you Blondie."

"so, you are suggesting James is slow are you? thats a bit mean... :) "

"And to save Matthew a law suit - dont put oil on your pads. I know Matt, its easy to see your joking, but damn there are some slow folks out there."

"try puting oil on the pads----this will stop the noise !!!! you might not be able to stop the bike anymore but at least the noise will have stopped. i have switched back to organic pads which i find for normal rideing work well and dont make much…"

"Good move James. Just stash your current pads in the garage and when you know there is a wet event coming up just slip them in place of your organics. Once you get use to changing them its a couple of minute job."

"Cheers Lads, at the moment I would love to upgrade but money being an issue I am gonna give the organic pads a go. Will let you know how they compare."

"Organic pads are those pads that replaced the typical asbestos type brake pad. They are made from natural or natural like substances like rubber and glass bonded in resin. The are normally softer than sintered (metal) pads and there for bite better…"

"I was unhappy with my hayes disks for a long time but with some wear they got lots better. I think it was my first muddy ride that really did the trick. Maybe just some grit in there Be patient with them and do some big descents in the them to get…"

"What are organic pads? I just got some Juicy 7s for my SS... probably will have them fitted the same time as my wheel re-build hey! "

"I say try the organic pads when we get further into spring and some of this weather goes away. I put sintered pads on the GIANT before Capital Punsihment and they drove me insane just about. Have since changed back to the organic and they are a…"

"I disagree - the brakes are great and can stop a bull. It's just noise - and if you can get rid of that then thats 200+ you wont have to spend. "