![]() How to adjust v brake padsįor v brakes, adjusting your brake pads goes hand in hand with adjusting your brake cable. If they’re still not quite right, it’s worth revisiting the barrel adjuster to make final tweaks to loosen or tighten the brakes. When you’ve found the spot your brake pads sit comfortably over the rim and the cable is tight, screw the caliper bolt back up and give your brakes a squeeze. Skip to 1:11 in the below video for a demonstration of this. ![]() If it does, your braking will be obstructed and the pads won’t reach the rotor. When you tighten the cable, make sure the lever still has enough room to move and can’t reach back so far as to hit the caliper. With v brakes, remember you want the brake pads not to touch the rim, but sit a few millimetres from it.įor disk brakes, the cable threads through a lever on the caliper that moves when you apply the brakes. From here, you should pull the cable outward to tighten the brake, or allow the cable to retract inwards to loosen it. Once the caliper bolt is loose enough, it should spring back away from the wheel and cable. Pull or release the brake cable through the caliper See 1:25 – 1:33 of the above video for a visual demonstration. Take your Allen key and loosen the cable from the caliper by turning it anticlockwise, taking care not to entirely unbolt it as you’ll find yourself having to reassemble the brake. If the brake lever is still too tight or loose after correcting the barrel adjuster, the cable may be too tight or loose on the brake caliper. Loosen the bolt on the brake caliper to readjust Even if it doesn’t solve the problem, it might improve the situation long enough for you to get home safely and fix it properly. Top tip: Tightening or loosening the barrel adjuster is a quick and easy way to address braking issues if you’re out on a ride. ![]() Once you’ve tightened or loosened the barrel adjuster accordingly, give the brake lever another squeeze to see if it’s fixed the issue. This video shows how to tighten or loosen the barrel adjuster if you’re not sure – skip to 50 seconds. This will increase or decrease tension in the cable. Tighten or loosen the barrel adjuster by turning it clockwise or anti-clockwise. Tighten or loosen the barrel adjuster accordinglyĪfter diagnosing whether your brake cable is too tight or too loose, you can make minor adjustments using the barrel adjuster. Ideally, the brake lever should squeeze 3-4cm before becoming difficult. If you can barely squeeze it at all, the cable is too tight. ![]() If the lever touches the handlebars, the brake cable is too loose. The clearest giveaway that something is wrong with your brakes is if the brake lever is too tight or too loose. Pull the brake lever to judge how tight or loose your brakes are If you find you have to pull hard on the brake lever to slow down, or it squeezes right into the handlebar, it’s likely your brake cable needs adjusting. The barrel adjuster is the metal cuff on the brake cable at your brake lever. On mechanical disk brakes, the caliper is the claw-looking device at the disk in the centre of your wheel. On v brakes, the caliper is the horseshoe-shaped device over your tyre that’s attached to the brake pads. One is at the caliper and the other is the barrel adjuster. There are two main points of adjustment on cable-based brakes like v brakes and mechanical disk brakes. This article will teach you the basics of how to maintain, align and adjust your bike brakes. To clean the brakes and harder to reach areas of your bikeĮvery cyclist should know how to adjust bike brakes and, while all the moving parts can make it look intimidating, it’s not as complicated as it looks.There are many reasons you’d want to adjust your bike brakes – ![]()
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