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Doofus question about potts modding a front brake...

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davevilla:
Evening all

Been doing some work on one of my bikes today, changing a normal front brake set up to a potts mod with using a fs880 front brake caliper. Haven't actually done this before - I ususally stick to a normal brake setup.

I have used a rear brake cable due to needing extra length ( ;)) and this is my snag. I can't get any tension in the brake caliper, I've cut the brake cable sleeve down a bit and whilst the brake pulls, it merely grazes the wheel rim as opposed to stopping it. Do I need to lose more cable sleeve to get more cable to create more tension?

Here's a piccie to give you an idea of what I'm on about (I'm changing the tyres BTW)...



Many thanks

 :)

harris:
has the cable got a kink or caught .  or is the caliper center nut been over tightened.

davevilla:
Could be both?  I'll check tomorrow, thanks very much for the trouble shooting tips  :daumenhoch:

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