Originally Posted by
BikeGk
Yea, thanks for the tip....I keep adjusting the brakes and cannot get them to where I want them to be...meaning that I adjust them, everything seems fine, then after riding they seem to be a little out of whack again.
Check here:
http://bicycletutor.com/adjust-v-brakes/
and here:
http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=21
Specifically where they talk about "Brake Arm Centering" (on the Park Tool site, it's the pic that says, "Tighten screw to pull arm away"). You can also go straight to Step 12 Centering on the bicycle tutor video.
On the picture of your bike at Trek's site, this screw is a tiny black one on the outside of the brake pivot. It adjusts the tension of the long wire that pokes upward along the lever; it's actually a spring, just not a coil-shaped spring.