Help Properly Connecting V-Brakes
I recently purchased a Kona Dew. The salesperson helped me get it into my car by taking off the front wheel, and showed me how to reconnect the wheel and the brakes. I've been working on this since yesterday and still cannot properly connect the brakes. I believe I've connected the wheel properly, but when I go to attach the v-brakes it's as if the cable does not reach far enough for me to secure the bit into its holder. When I force it in to be connected, only one of the brake pads moves significantly as the other is up against the rim, preventing the wheel from moving freely.
I've been watching videos and searching this issue online all day and am extremely frustrated. To bring it back to the shop would mean another 2hour trip both ways for a problem I know that I should be able to figure out myself. Any suggestions?