New answers tagged brakes
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Why is QR considered a problem for disc rotor alignment and not rim brake alignment?
Nothing. If the QR is clamped out of position, then rim brakes show it worse because they're further away from the axle. This multiplies the error.
The current objection to Quick Release and disk ...
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Rear disc brakes work intermittently
This is a bit of a collection of guesses, but here's what I'd try with mechanical discs lacking stopping power.
first, check the lever doesn't bottom out before the brakes do. You may need to tighten ...
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Rear disc brakes work intermittently
One problem with disk brakes is that the wheel has a lot more leverage on the brake due to mechanical advantage.
Meaning, that the wheel is 4-10x larger than the rotor allowing the momentum of riding ...
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Brakes not going back on their own
It would be helpful to know what style of brakes they are. One contributing factor that can be easy to miss on cantilever and linear-pull brakes is the return spring. This is the spring that ...
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Brakes not going back on their own
For dual pivot caliper (like the Tektro r313) and single pivot calipers...
If all three of the things listed below are true your brakes should work:
Cable moves freely in the housing
Brake arms ...
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