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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

09-24-22, 09:13 AM

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Mechanical disk brakes wont bite!!

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Posted By cxwrench

You'd be wrong. A mechanical brake can go from...

You'd be wrong. A mechanical brake can go from very strong to completely useless in less than half an inch of cable pull. You can trust me on this one, that arm has to start in the fully relaxed/back...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

09-20-22, 08:07 PM

Replies: 41

Mechanical disk brakes wont bite!!

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Posted By cxwrench

I can't imagine not being able to work this out...

I can't imagine not being able to work this out in my head, but read post 29 from FB a few times.

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

09-20-22, 03:21 PM

Replies: 41

Mechanical disk brakes wont bite!!

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Posted By cxwrench

Jesus H Christ...you asked for help diagnosing...

Jesus H Christ...you asked for help diagnosing and fixing your problem. I told you exactly what the problem is and how to fix it. If you don't like the answer because it's 'a pain' to do that's your...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

09-19-22, 09:18 PM

Replies: 41

Mechanical disk brakes wont bite!!

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Posted By cxwrench

The OP listed all the things he'd done. I asked...

The OP listed all the things he'd done. I asked him if he used the barrel adjuster to 'tighten' the brake. He replied yes. He's killed the mechanical power of the brake by over tightening the cable...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

09-19-22, 03:54 PM

Replies: 41

Mechanical disk brakes wont bite!!

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Posted By cxwrench

No, no, and no. You don't know enough about...

No, no, and no. You don't know enough about mechanical/cable brakes to provide good advice.

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

09-19-22, 03:52 PM

Replies: 41

Mechanical disk brakes wont bite!!

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Posted By cxwrench

As someone else posted earlier, and I'll be more...

As someone else posted earlier, and I'll be more emphatic about it, you absolutely cannot use the barrel adjusters to tighten the brakes. It pulls the actuation arm forward and past where it can make...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

09-19-22, 09:16 AM

Replies: 41

Mechanical disk brakes wont bite!!

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Posted By cxwrench

Your posts are definitely TL;DR. That said, have...

Your posts are definitely TL;DR. That said, have you at any time used the barrel adjuster on the lever or the caliper to 'tighten' the brake? As the old pads wore did you take up the extra lever pull...

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