Tighten up the back brakes on a Brompton M3R

[alexlondon]

Hello,

Can anyone advise how to tighten the back brakes on an M3R? The front brakes have a screw that moves the brakes closer to the rim, but on the back is not clear.

The central screw thing does not seem to move the brakes closer to the rim.

I've attached some photos.

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http://postimg.org/image/c9x25txdp

http://postimg.org/image/hwtf3azwd/

Thanks,
Alex

 

[Kell]

There are normally two things you can do.

Tighten the barrel adjuster on the brake lever or by slackening the bolt in picture one and pulling more cable through, then retightening. The first one is easier for small adjustments and because you sometimes need three hands to do the other one.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

This ^

& +1 try the barrel adjustor first before fiddling with undoing the cable itself.

It looks like there is still plenty of rubber on the block but I'd just check that they're both still in good nick and worn evenly too.