V-Brake Operation - Bike Friday Family Tandem Traveler User Manual

V-Brake Operation

1. Operating V-Brakes
To open your V-brake, start
by pressing the brake arms
together.
2. Release V-Brake
While continuing to press
the arms together (A), pull
the elbow-shaped noodle
out and up (B) and then push
the noodle holder down (C).
There is a slot in the end of
the noodle holder for the
brake cable to slip out.
3. Open V-Brake
At this point you should be
able to open the brake arms.
If you cannot release the
noodle from the noodle
holder, then the brake cable
may need to be loosened
a bit. See the next step for
instructions to add some
slack to the cable.
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Fig.1 Press V-brake arms together.
B
A
C
Fig. 2 Pull out noodle from holder.
Fig. 3 Open brake arms.
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V-Brake Operation
4. Brake Barrel Adjuster
To add some more brake
cable slack, you can turn the
barrel 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
to loosen the cable. Note:
Some models may have a lock nut on the adjuster, which will need
to be loosened first.
5. Reconnect V-Brake
Before closing the brake
check to make certain that
the housing is properly
seated into the ferrules at
both ends. With the brake
open, the housing can slip to
A
the side and keep the brake
from closing properly. Com-
mon places to check are the
brake lever barrel adjuster (top), and where the housing enters the
noodle (bo�om).
6. Close V-Brake
Close the V-brake in the
reverse order of opening it.
Press both arms together
(A), and insert the noodle (B)
into the noodle holder (C).
The end of the noodle has
a bullet shaped tip that
should be inside the holder,
but just sticking through the
cable keyhole. Test squeeze the brake lever, it the brake is too loose
remove some cable slack at the barrel adjuster.
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To Add
Cable Slack
Fig. 4 V-brake barrel adjuster.
Fig. 5 Check housing for seating.
Fig. 6 Close V-brake.
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