Front brake failure - any ideas?

[newfhouse]

 

[Drago]

Yep, take to to Halfords so one of their top experts can diagnose it.

 

[Rocky]

The brakes might not work but the brake pads will last forever and as a bonus you'll never get any disc squeak.

 

[craigwend]

Is it the phalange?

 

[Alex H]

The pads are too far from the disc - some fettling required

 

[T4tomo]

Yep, take to to Halfords so one of their top experts can diagnose it.

They would probably just turn the forks around backwards.

 

[Ajax Bay]

Might get more helpful advice if you posted this in the Mechanics and Repairs sub-thread.

 

[MichaelW2]

This is arranged so any braking forces on the disk work to push the axle into the dropout rather than pull it out. It is a safety feature.

 

[Cycleops]

However did you get hold of that pic from a Halfords training video?

 

[Jenkins]

Somewhere out there is an episode of the Gadget Show where they tested bikes and in one shot the front wheel was fitted like that!

 

[tyred]

A mistake at the factory. Needs to be corrected by cutting off the brake mounting with an angle grinder and then welding it on the correct side.

 

[Jenkins]

Somewhere out there is an episode of the Gadget Show where they tested bikes and in one shot the front wheel was fitted like that!

Found it (courtesy of a previous thread on CC) - screen shot from the Youtube video below

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JaUMGFITTc

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It’s to balance the weight to enable you to steer in a straight line

 

[Jameshow]

Don't laugh...

I went down Poole bank north of Leeds without any brakes...
Dynley arms cross roads, how I stopped I don't know!!