Jimmy Doug
If you know what's good for you ...
Hi
I've never been much of a bike mechanic. I can do basic things, but there are some tasks that I never seem to achieve without taking my bike to the local shop. One of these is centering the cantilever brakes on my touring bike. I've spent all morning reading about it on sites like Sheldon Brown, looking at videos, taking the brakes apart and greasing/oiling, adjusting and readjusting the little tension screws, moving the wheel slightly left or right ... but no matter what I do I can't for the life of me get it right. Either the brakes rub on one (or both) sides, or they're too loose. What I have noticed is that despite the fact that the pads are very close to the rim the cable is very loose:
I've also noticed that the cable seems to have come out of the cable carrier but I can't figure out how to put it back in place, or which slot to use:
The brakes are really close to the rim, yet when I pull on the brake lever I can touch the handlebars with it ... and still there's pad rub:
I really hope one of you mechanically minded people can help because it's driving me round the bend!
Cheers
I've never been much of a bike mechanic. I can do basic things, but there are some tasks that I never seem to achieve without taking my bike to the local shop. One of these is centering the cantilever brakes on my touring bike. I've spent all morning reading about it on sites like Sheldon Brown, looking at videos, taking the brakes apart and greasing/oiling, adjusting and readjusting the little tension screws, moving the wheel slightly left or right ... but no matter what I do I can't for the life of me get it right. Either the brakes rub on one (or both) sides, or they're too loose. What I have noticed is that despite the fact that the pads are very close to the rim the cable is very loose:
I've also noticed that the cable seems to have come out of the cable carrier but I can't figure out how to put it back in place, or which slot to use:
The brakes are really close to the rim, yet when I pull on the brake lever I can touch the handlebars with it ... and still there's pad rub:
I really hope one of you mechanically minded people can help because it's driving me round the bend!
Cheers