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I'm just having flashbacks to about 20 years ago, when i tried to put XT V-brakes on my mountain bike. Those fuckers were screeching like a horde of angry banshees and I never managed to get them to be quiet. Disc brakes are such a huge step forward.
Probably was just your rim / brake pad mix. I remember had a screeching bike like this too when i was young, but on my current bike with v brakes it does not screech.
If i would buy new, i probably would want to go for disc brakes, not that there'd be much other choice, haha. But i feel people have a warped view on v-brakes, i have no real complaints. Super simple mechanics. Big alpine passes, loaded bike, in the rain.. the stuff that people tell you is impossible is in my lived reality no problem at all. And holy shit do brake pads last a long time on those. I still like v-brakes, certainly not something that makes me want to buy a new bike.
I tried at least three different pads.
Hm, yeah was just a guess. I could not live with screeching brakes either, the horror of riding a screeching loaded bike down a high alpine pass 😁
I slapped on some Avid V-brakes and never had an issue again.
My XT is quiet with original pads on a Mavic rim, currently operating at the rear of another bike, but I think Rim Wrangler (Avid) is better. Those pads have always been fire no matter the brake or rim.
As for disc, ironically the metal pads from Shimano are silent for me while the mixed/resin howled.
I hadn't used V-brakes in at least 15 years so that's a moot point.