tire catches on brake pads during removal
03-22-09, 07:20 PM
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tire catches on brake pads during removal
Hey all. Another newbie question here. BTW, thanks for the help with the presta valves. I can work them now and I got my road morph switched over to them.
On my Specialized Sequoia, I tried to take the front wheel off. There is a lever on the brake. When you turn the lever, the brake pads move out, away from the rim. However, they do not move out far enough for me to slip the wheel past the pads.
What am I doing wrong, or not doing?
Just thought I'd mention this; When I was a kid, I was told by an older male to never force anything. If I'm working on something and I don't understand it, don't force it. That's a good way to break something. That's why I asked about the presta valves in a previous post, and that's why I'm asking about these front brakes in this post. In all my 50 some years of bikedom I've never had a "road bike" and there are some things on it I am not familiar with.
Thanks.
On my Specialized Sequoia, I tried to take the front wheel off. There is a lever on the brake. When you turn the lever, the brake pads move out, away from the rim. However, they do not move out far enough for me to slip the wheel past the pads.
What am I doing wrong, or not doing?
Just thought I'd mention this; When I was a kid, I was told by an older male to never force anything. If I'm working on something and I don't understand it, don't force it. That's a good way to break something. That's why I asked about the presta valves in a previous post, and that's why I'm asking about these front brakes in this post. In all my 50 some years of bikedom I've never had a "road bike" and there are some things on it I am not familiar with.
Thanks.
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03-22-09, 07:21 PM
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deflate the tyre a bit.
also, how wide is your tyre? since that has a lot to do with it.
also, how wide is your tyre? since that has a lot to do with it.
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Are you sure its catching on the brake pads and not the lips on the bottom of the fork ("lawyer lips" as they're generally called)? Try unscrewing the know on the quick release lever a couple of turns and see if that helps.
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Sometimes shops set new bikes up with the brake pads too close to the rims. With the quick release closed, there should be some play in the lever before the brakes come on. I like them at about 1/3 of the total travel. Of course you want to make sure that the brake levers are not going to bottom out when you use the brakes hard. You can do that by squeezing them very hard (while not riding of course). If the levers bottom out on the bars, then the cable needs less slack.
You may be able to turn in the cable adjustment knob to get the required slack. Or you may have to loosen the cable pinch bolt and let a bit of cable slip through.
The Park Tool web site has a lot of good instructional material on how to do basic bike maintennce like adjusting brakes. They make nice tools too.
You may be able to turn in the cable adjustment knob to get the required slack. Or you may have to loosen the cable pinch bolt and let a bit of cable slip through.
The Park Tool web site has a lot of good instructional material on how to do basic bike maintennce like adjusting brakes. They make nice tools too.
03-22-09, 08:21 PM
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have you checked to see if you're fully releasing the brakes? depending on your brake the 'lever' may travel from 6 oclock to 3 oclock or from 6 oclock to 12 oclock.
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Mine does that a bit. I just smack the wheel on the top lightly and it pops out just fine.
