invision

Hey I have gyro breaks and I wanted to ask a question about them. Whenever I move my handel bar or turn with them I here a clicking sound and i see the gyro plate move like up and down when I turn the handel bars left and right is that normal how do I fix it?

FLyBOy

I think you mean 'brakes' not 'breaks'. And you know whats cool? I have this problem covered on my website already!! So, if you don't mind reading the whole thing, I think that it would help you. It is kind of long, but if you would read it I think it would help you solve your problem. Here's the link: https://www.geocities.com/flyboyf3/

Just go to the 'Maintenance Tips' section, and the first tip there called 'Fine-tuning your rear brakes' should help you solve your problem.


When your gyro is making a clicking noise, it just means that it's not tight enough to hold it in place when you turn your handle bars. It is easily fixed, and like I said, I have the instructions on how to fix it at my site. So go ahead and check it out, it may even help you with other parts of your brakes too. You never know....

invision

Hey flyboy i did everything it worked it stop making the noice i got the gyro stright. But now the brakes are hiting the wheels and I tryed adujusting the gyro cable barrel but only made it alittel better and the wire was really lose after i adjusted it. I asked my dad he said that since the breaks are not hitting it to much and the gyro isnt making any noice that i should just ride the brakes wore the breaks down from riding and it will be better.

FLyBOy

I'm not quite sure what you mean by they're hitting the brakes. What part of the brakes is hitting the wheel? And what part of the wheel are they hitting? The rim or the tire? If you could be a little clearer and more specific then maybe I or someone else here could help you. I'm glad you got the gyro issue straightened out though. I think that it is kind of cool knowing that a tip that I posted on some cheap website of mine worked for someone! I'm glad it worked for you, you must know how to follow instructions! I'll wait to see what else you have to say about that tire rubbing thing, maybe we can figure it out.

invision

Yeah man it helped alot thanks. The brake pads are hitting the wheel alittel is what I mean.

bmexican

either your brake cables aren't tightened equaly in the back by the wheel or your wheel isnt straight in the drop-outs (chain tensioners help). try straightening the wheel. and the clicking noise comes from the adjusters not being even with each other, not from being loose. if the left side barrel is screwed in a lot and the right side one isnt screweed intoo far, than itll click when it spins

pnj

if the pads are hitting the rim evenly, you should be able to loosen the one bolt that the lower cable clamps onto and put some slack back into it.

this will allow your pads to pull away from the rim a tad.

does that make sense?

sxe fbm rider

with all the break talk, I may as well mention I am back to springs on my breaks. No more rubber bands.

FLyBOy

Ha, no more rubber bands, interesting idea. I guess if you were desperate it would work.

FLyBOy

I'm glad I could help you invision. Yeah, you should check to see if your rear wheel is centered in the dropout evenly, that could definetly be the problem like bmexican said. If that's not it, check to see if the brake pads are low enough in the adjuster slots so that they won't touch the tire (the tread) but high enough to touch evenly on the rim on both sides. Either of those could be your problem (or maybe both).

legalize_it

what happened, did they 'break'? or did they 'brake'?

queensrider86

he used to have rubber bands on his brakes instead of springs.


i don't know much about brakes, but there is this v shaped thing that holds a straddle cable, and you can pull that back or adjust the straddle cable

sxe fbm rider

They were just fine. the rubber bands still worked when I put the springs on. My friend was truing my wheel for me at his house and asked if I wanted him to make my them work nice with springs. So I went for it.

queensrider86

the only reason i'm brakeless is because i ****ed them up and i didn't want to mess with them. i bent my rims alot and they would always rub. i still carry a spoke wrench wherever I go

iweargirlspants

well if your gyro breaks run a strait cable it improves your BRAKES

lunchbox

I ride brakeless and i love it!!