I just picked up a Signal and i'm having trouble with the front brakes. When i do what the manual says, or what i think it says, i end up with the left pad (as you're sitting on it), not moving off of the wheel. When i adjust the cable housing/nut thing, the other pad goes towards and away from the wheel like it's supposed to, but the left pad just stays resting on it. I've tried lots of different things, and i'm not sure what i could be doing wrong. Any tips?
Quote from: Probate Ted on August 13, 2008, 03:59:29 AMI just picked up a Signal and i'm having trouble with the front brakes. When i do what the manual says, or what i think it says, i end up with the left pad (as you're sitting on it), not moving off of the wheel. When i adjust the cable housing/nut thing, the other pad goes towards and away from the wheel like it's supposed to, but the left pad just stays resting on it. I've tried lots of different things, and i'm not sure what i could be doing wrong. Any tips?disconnect the cable from the brake, unscrew the nut on the brake lever as far as itll go without it falling out, have a friend hold the brakes so that they are touching the rim, re-attach cable and pull reallll tight, let out about .25 inches of slack, tighten, let go of brake, screw in nut. Thats pretty much it!
hello. please note that when you make any fine adjustments to the tightness of your brake cable, you'll want to do so using the nut at the BRAKE end of the cable. this one is made of steel and therefore won't strip or break as easily as the nut at the LEVER end of the cable, which to my understanding is made of aluminum and is therefore not as sturdy. so just keep the nut at the lever end of the cable screwed all the way in at all times....
hey guys wonderin whether should buy signal for 500 (im in Australia) or order one from global flat for 430.
Aboot that wheel, they mailed a new wheel, tire, and tube. It was the wrong wheel. They said keep it and mailed out the right wheel and another tire and tube. All this in three or four business days. They made it right.On a side note i bent the cranks on his bike trying to do feeble grinds. After i landed a few they were shot so i had to replace them too. That was my fault though but i needed to do it. That was my first feeble grind in 17 years.