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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Peanut on February 16, 2006, 01:08 PM

Title: too close?
Post by: Peanut on February 16, 2006, 01:08 PM: I tried something last night and think I may have found my brake problem. I've been running the pads very close to the rims, theory being that the closer they are the more pressure I can impose with the levers. Tried slackening them off a bit last night and they now bite the rim.

Is there an optimal distance for brake pads??

Or am I just a tw@t?
Title: Re: too close?
Post by: Sanmarcopizza on February 16, 2006, 01:11 PM: There is a chance that your little digits are not applying their maximum pressure at full stretch, so now that the lever travels closer to the bar them pinkies can pull harder.
Title: Re: too close?
Post by: theRuler on February 16, 2006, 01:25 PM: Quote from: Peanut on February 16, 2006, 01:08 PM
Or am I just a tw@t?

its trial and error.
you do need a little gap, to get more feel to the brake
Title: Re: too close?
Post by: TwoBobRob on February 16, 2006, 07:03 PM: Yeah, I'd agree with them two ^^^^^^^ :)

A clear air gap is needed for sure. What you could do is set that gap and then give your levers a bend if you want more space between your bars and levers. If you see what I mean... :)
Title: Re: too close?
Post by: Nana on February 16, 2006, 07:48 PM: Are you using oddys as i found this that the bigger the gap the better the feel and more bite weird huh :-\ also found if you tilt your pads so every part of the rim gets hit they work better ???