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Replacing hydraulic brake lever
This is my first time dealing with hydraulic brakes.
The front brake on my bike is Shimano BL-M4100 lever with MT410 caliper. I stripped the lever's clamp thread and going to replace the lever with a ...
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Repair/Replace rim brakes with bottom cable routing
Ok people I need some knowledge around here. I'm working on fixing up my wife's bike. It's a wonderful classic Peugeot women's city bike. Mid 70s steel frame. I've run into the issue of the brakes. ...
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Caliper brake lubrication
Good day all, I have a question about caliper brake maintenance.
Occasionally, my caliper brakes remain a little "stuck" closed, in that I have to manually open them/spread them back out in ...
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What size replacement brake pads for the Brompton?
What size brake pads are needed to replace the brake pads on a Brompton bicycle?
The brake pads on my Brompton bicycle are getting thin, and I would like to buy a replacement pair. There is no ...
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V-brakes rubbing on wheel
I have been given a bike which is in good order, except that the brakes are rubbing against the wheel. I have fiddled about with it but I can't adjust it effectively.
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Is there a quick and reliable way to identify hydraulic brake fluid?
I recently saw a Shimano hydraulic disk brake system that was about to be bled with yellow oil in it (Shimano's mineral oil is red). Most likely it was third party mineral oil like Finish Line's ...
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Do we need to repeat the bed-in process for disk brakes after replacing only the pads?
I know that we need to go through the bed-in process when installing a new disk, but what about when changing only the pads?
Technically, the surface of the disk has already been prepared with the ...
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Is a wound cable too much for the "cable **and** housing cutter"?
This is a sequel to an earlier question.
Park Tool's CN-10 (and similar, such as Pro's Team Cable Cutter, Jagwire's Pro Cable Crimper and Cutter, Pedro's Cable and Housing Cutter, Feedback Sports' ...
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Brake caliper not springing back all the way
I've got got some road caliper rim brakes which don't spring back all the way after pressing them. They go back 95% of the way but there is a tiny bit of left after that they can travel. (without the ...
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PROMAX DECIPHER hydraulic brake hose replacement
I have a set of PROMAX Decipher hydraulic brakes and need to replace the hose cable (basically adapt these brakes to another bike and the cables length is longer). I would like to know how to split ...
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Can we put V brakes on a frame that had cantilever?
I'm trying to "upgrade" a frame that came originally with cantilever to V brakes. I'm finding really difficult to make it work (as in: when pulling the lever the pads go over to one side and ...
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My shimano ultegra quick release is not working because the ball bearing inside got lost, can someone help me to identify the size of it?
Can someone help me because my ultegra caliper quick release system is not working because the ball bearing inside got lost (see picture below)
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Correcting An Inverted Recessed Mounted Caliper Brakes On Vintage Bike Frame
It seems like the previous owner of my bike installed the rear brakes backward. I figured I could simply mount the brake on the other side. Unfortunately, this is not possible since the recessed nut ...
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Barrel Adjuster Strategy - What's the best way to use barrel adjusters?
I was taught that barrel adjusters are to be used as an on-the-road way to adjust brakes or derailleurs. I think the exact quote was "Leave the barrel adjuster for the customer to use on the road&...
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Replacing a lost disc brake pinch bolt
While replacing the cable for my front disc brake, I lost the bolt and plate that attaches the cable to the calliper.
In this Park Tool guide, they call it a 'pinch bolt' — labelled E in the image ...
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