Braking = Intercity 125 impression

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New winter bike - Holdsworth Corsa carbon (planet x) - SRAM Rival hydro callipers with Avid Centreline 160mm Discs. Had it end of Jan and rode while cold+dry in Feb, brakes just got noisier each week so much so a mate started commenting. Went out last week and was wet - sounded like a train coming to a halt, i mean even louder than the week before, cringe ridiculous loud!! So total of 6 rides, 5 dry, one wet, 250 miles. My benchmark is a 3yo Cannondale Synapse with 105 discs and a 10yo mountain bike (tektro iirc) and they rarely make an noise.

I contacted PX and they said this can happen - give them a clean and all be good. Hmmm. OK so i cleaned with proper bike disc fluid (i had to buy as never had issue before), rubbed down pads with 240grit sandpaper and tested outside house - within a couple of stops its back and starting to get louder each pull

Annoying and not believing "it can just happen" on a brand new bike to both wheels. The latest is "can i put the discs in the oven for 20 mins" Seriously??!

Whats others experiences and expectations here?

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Thanks all, seems a common problem.

I will re-align callipers but they look straight and no rubbing/pulsing while on/off the brakes. PX sending me some new pads, not sure whats fitter atm but email says new ones are EBC green which google says is a resin pad.

On fitting, will disc cleaner suffice or should i follow another protocol? Is pad transfer a thing here? TBH i didnt know there was a bedding in process for new bikes, thought they were just fit and forget

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Update - i had a set of nothing special OEM wheels off my summer Cannondale in the shed so i swapped the front wheel and the wailing went. PX in all fairness sent me a set of new discs. Yet to fit as been away for 2 weeks - the actual diameter of the PX discs (sram) is 14mm, the cannondale discs are 18mm (shimano) and even just on my street i can feel more stopping power. Cheaper bike, cheaper components i get but the noise was unacceptable....