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How do I fine tune and/or adjust caliper style brakes on a mountain bike? |
How do I fine tune and/or adjust caliper style brakes on a mountain bike? There are no mountain bikes that use caliper brakes, so perhaps you are calling them the wrong thing. Caliper brakes are mounted as a single unit through the frame (or fork) on a center bolt. The cable generally runs vertically and attaches to both arms. Road bikes use this style almost universally, and very cheap "look alike" bikes from discount stores have very cheap, almost unusable versions mounted. Most ATBs and mountain bikes have either "cantilever" or "linear pull" brakes. Cantis and LPs have each arm mounted on separate studs on the frame/fork. Cantis look a little like mini boomerangs held together with a V shaped cable that feeds into a main cable that goes to the lever. LPs have a single cable that runs horizontally between the (more or less) straight arms and through a metal "noodle" that then proceeds to the lever. So, if you could provide a better description of the brake, or even just supply the name and model of the bike it will be much easier to help you out. It might be adviseable that you take a trip to your local bike shop since goofing up your brakes can mean injury or painful death. Source(s): 27 years in the industry Unless he's referring to a disk brake, which are universally known as 'calipers'. So, do you have brakes with two arms that press pads against the rim (known as 'V' or cantilever). Or do you have a caliper mounted by the wheel hub that squezes pads onto a rotor? |
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