Originally Posted by
Ithaka
Okay:
2. the cable that has the little 'tabs' on it that pull the calipers up is a certain length . If I lower the yoke, the brake pads will rest even farther away from the rim... how can this help?
that's not really true. set the height of the yoke first, then adjust the spring tension so that the arms are evenly spaced from the rim. then adjust the position of the pads so that they are closer to the rim. you might get more power out of the brake if the pads are spaced further from the brake arm instead of butted up against the arm. you have about and inch to work with and it looks like yours are mashed all the way in against the arm. experiment with that distance.