In a message dated 5/30/06 8:58:57 AM, jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net writes:
>As to the brakes squealing, that's part of the charm. I once bought a
>card of French-made "La Viper" replacement pads for Mafac brakes. The
>card proclaimed in French what I would translate as "The Pads that Squeal".
> Evidently, they were boasting that their pads squealed just like the genuine
>Mafacs. Ah, the French.
My experience is that the La Vipere pads don't squeal. Well, you can get them to but it takes work. Almost silent on my bikes. Phil Brown But I use braze on pivots in San Rafael, Calif.