Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

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giofox

Setup in question on my Surly Straggler: BR-R785, IS+Adapter mounts, 160mm RT86 6 bolt rotors, J02A Resin.
Rotors and Pads are new.

After admitting to myself I suck at aligning the calipers, I noticed the pads were "biting" in a jagged way, as if the sharp edges of the pads were catching on the rotors cutouts, causing vibrations. I thought this would go away, but 200km later it's still there. So I took the pads out and chamfered the edges with a file. It seems to have improved a lot.

Am I the only one that had to do this? Please tell me I'm not..

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svenhöek in reply to @giofox

Not all is-to-post mount adapters are the same. Some are slightly higher or lower. Maybe put 2 washer under the caliper so the pads match up with the brake track.

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giofox in reply to @svenhöek

I don't think that's the issue, if anything it'd have to come lower, but I am not using any washers at the moment, so I can't lower it.

I think it's just the pads not being aligned with the rotor. Anyone has successfully used one of these before?

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