Originally Posted by
Strawbunyan
Not terrible for my first time wrapping bars.
The brakes are working. They are stopping the wheels and are not rubbing but i cannot get the pads to stay equal distances from the rim. I get them correct and after the first pull one always stays closer than the other. It is driving me bat S crazy.
I had
lots of trouble with combining single pivot sidepull brakes and aero brake levers. Since the housing is taped to the handlebars and cannot move, the length of the housing has to be dang near perfect. If the housing is too long, it pushes the brake pad on one side closer to the rim. If it's too short, it pulls that same side away from the rim. Especially annoying since the housing also needs to be taped down. Ugh. I went with non-aero brake levers and my issues were solved. Also, single pivot side pulls simply take some deft handling in installing them so that they stay centered. Tight enough so there's no play, but not so tight that there's unnecessary friction.
Read this thread, too:
Centering Single Pivot Sidepull Brake Calipers