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8

Time Required

                          20 - 30 minutes

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  • How to Adjust Cantilever Bicycle Brakes
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Introduction

Keep in mind that this guide will only help you address brake rub if your rims are straight. If your wheels are out of true, adjusting the brake position will only cause the brake to rub elsewhere, so before beginning this guide, check that your wheels spin straight, without any twists or hops.

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Step 1

              How to Adjust Cantilever Bicycle Brakes
  • Lift bicycle onto the rear wheel by holding the handlebars.
  • Roll the rear wheel forward while placing the handlebars on the ground so that the bike rests upside down.

Lift bicycle onto the rear wheel by holding the handlebars.

Roll the rear wheel forward while placing the handlebars on the ground so that the bike rests upside down.

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Step 2

  • Identify the brake that is rubbing against the bike rim by spinning each wheel while listening for contact.
  • Identify which brake pad is making contact (left or right).

Identify the brake that is rubbing against the bike rim by spinning each wheel while listening for contact.

Identify which brake pad is making contact (left or right).

Step 3

  • Loosen the 6mm hex screw that is holding the noisy brake to the frame.
  • Make sure not to remove the bolt completely.

Loosen the 6mm hex screw that is holding the noisy brake to the frame.

Make sure not to remove the bolt completely.

Step 4

  • Shift the brake so that the pad no longer makes contact with the rim.

Shift the brake so that the pad no longer makes contact with the rim.

Step 5

  • Rotate the bicycle tire to ensure the brake is no longer rubbing against the rim.
  • Keep your fingers free of the spokes while the wheel is spinning!

Rotate the bicycle tire to ensure the brake is no longer rubbing against the rim.

Keep your fingers free of the spokes while the wheel is spinning!

Step 6

  • Hold the brake in the new position where it no longer rubs.
  • Use the 6 mm hex key to tighten the brake bolt back on.

Hold the brake in the new position where it no longer rubs.

Use the 6 mm hex key to tighten the brake bolt back on.

Step 7

  • Rotate the wheel again to ensure the brake did not change positions while you were tightening it.

Rotate the wheel again to ensure the brake did not change positions while you were tightening it.

Step 8

  • Flip the bike back onto its wheels.

Flip the bike back onto its wheels.

Go ride your bike!

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