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Old 10-23-23 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by macattack71
Normally you would tighten the barrel adjuster, not sure what's going on with that one, and the zip-tie. The cable could be loosened, then tightened after taking up some slack in the cable by squeezing the brakes towards the rim.
actually, you "loosen" the barrel adjuster.... it appears to be as "Tight" as it can be.... it needs to be lefty-loosened to take up cable slack.
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