Why do bicycle caliper brakes squeal? How can I stop it?

Subject: Why do bicycle caliper brakes squeal? How can I stop it?

Date: Sun Jul 11 14:47:37 1999
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Grade level: undergrad School: No school entered.
City: Edinburgh State/Province: No state entered. Country: UK (Scotland)
Area of science: Engineering
ID: 931722457.Eg

Message:


The squeal is a mechanical oscillation, hence ther must be some 
positive feedback to sustain the oscillation.
It must be due to the geometry of the caliper/brake block 
arrangement as it does not happen with other brake makes.

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