Originally Posted by
rhenning
We are in trouble when a graduate student spells brakes as breaks. There is a difference you should know by now. Roger
Well, sorry for being an immigrant and slipping up every once in a while.
Originally Posted by
BassNotBass
What do you mean 'loose'? Do the brake levers have too much travel before actually beginning to slow the bike or do the brake levers and/or brake arms rattle?
That is exactly the problem. I need to pull the rear
brake all the way back before it even starts to slow down the bike even slightly
Originally Posted by
hamh
have you tried to ride another bike uphill? how did you compare fast or not fast, fragile or not fragile?
Yes, I did test ride some other bikes and there is a considerable difference.