Check Your Brakes - PACIFIC CYCLE Part Instruction Manual

Check your Brakes

Press each brake lever to make sure that there is no binding and that the brake pads press hard enough on the rims to
stop the bike. The brake pads should be adjusted so they are 1 mm to 2 mm away from the rim when the brakes are
not applied. Brake pads should be centered on the rim and "toed-in" so the rear portion of each brake pad is about 0.5
- 1.0 mm farther from the rim than the front portion of the brake pad.
Brake pad aligned with the rim surface
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Pad and rim should be parallel.
1- 2 mm
Do not ride the bicycle until the brakes are functioning
properly. To test, apply the brakes while trying to push
the bike forward to make sure they will stop the bicycle.
Never ride a bicycle that is not functioning properly.
Do not lock up brakes. Sudden or excessive application
of the front brake may pitch the rider over the handlebars,
causing serious injury or death. When braking, always
apply the rear brake first, then the front.
Direction of rim
rotation
0.5 - 1.0 mm