Adding Brake Cable Slack - Bike Friday Silk User Manual

Assembly:
Linear Pull, V-brake
NOODLE
NOODLE
CARRIER
Fig. 22 V-brake open.
Fig. 23 Grab the noodle carrier.
Fig. 24 Slip noodle into slot.
Fig. 25 V-brake closed.
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Linear Pull Brakes/ V-Brakes
To close the V-brake to the
riding position, while facing
the brake, with your left hand
(index finger and thumb),
grab the noodle carrier and
with your right hand grab the
noodle and slip the noodle tip
into the slot on the noodle
carrier.
Mechanic's Tip: Sometimes
the cable housing can come
unseated either where it
enters the noodle or where
the housing enters the brake
lever barrel adjuster. If the
housing is unseated, it will
not be possible insert the
noodle tip into the noodle
holder. In fact, it will make
the process quite frustrat-
ing; make sure the housing is
properly seated.
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Assembly: Brakes
Adding Cable Slack
to V-Brakes
(if necessary)
To increase slack in the brake
cable, you can turn the bar-
rel adjuster on the brake
lever. The barrel adjuster
is the knurled bolt that the
cable housing goes through
as it enters the brake lever.
Turn this adjuster clockwise
(inward toward the brake
lever) to loosen the cable.
Conversely, if you want to
bring the brake pads closer to the rim to compensate for cable
stretch from use, unscrew the barrel adjuster away from the brake
lever. Note: Some models may have a lock nut on the adjuster,
which will need to be loosened first.
Re-connect the V-Brakes
First check to ensure that the brake housing is properly seated. If
you have a V-brake, before closing it check to make certain that
the housing is properly seated into its ferrules at both ends. With
the brake open, the housing can slip to the side and keep the
brake from closing properly. Check where the brake lever barrel
adjuster and the housing enters the noodle.
Close the V-Brake
Close the V-brake in the reverse order of opening it. [See brake
instructions on page 20.]
ALWAYS DOUBLE CHECK YOUR BRAKES BEFORE RIDING.
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Barrel
Adjuster
Fig. 26 Brake barrel adjuster.
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