Front brake is not working on my mountain bike?

i have a cantilever brakes on my mountain bike. something like a v type. when my front brakes are pushed it all the way and my pads do not touch the rim they barely even move. what do i do?

These may help you, just click on them. You may want to take into account what tennischi... said. Better to be safe than sorry!

http://sheldonbrown.com/cantilever-geome...

http://www.beyondbikes.com/bb/tech/index...

http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_u-v.html#v... Source(s): google.com

February 4, 2007

i suggest if you are a serious rider then maybe taking it into a shop and not asking a dump of a place like this and get some real help before you go out thinking your find and the falling off a cliff and dying because you re brake dosent work because some person on here said its fine

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