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pinoiryder · 01-07-2008, 09:33 PM

i do not know if this been answered or ask.. please excuse me if this is to lame to ask..

How much play should you have on your break lever? My front is has a short play and the rear does not.. anyone know how to measure the lever play?

Thank you for the info..

Rob · 01-07-2008, 09:58 PM

What kind of brakes? Are you talking about play as in the lever moves loose in it's housing or about the amount of throw in the lever before the brakes lock?

Rockinthecasbah · 01-07-2008, 10:08 PM

mechs/ hydros? like rob said in the lever or in the stroke ?it all makes a difference. In mechs a little no contact play before they grab is ok, Hydris should never really have free play they should just be intially softer in the beginning of the stroke.

Pho'dUp · 01-07-2008, 11:31 PM

If those are Hydro brakes, sounds like you need to bleed the air out of the system.

dstepper · 01-08-2008, 08:56 AM

I setup my hydros (Oro Puro's) to engaged very close to the bars. I am a one finger braker. With engagement close to the bar my braking grip does not get tired on long downhills. Most brakes have a travel adust, small hex nut near lever pivot.

Dean

JoeTruth · 01-08-2008, 09:00 AM

Brakes are SO overrated!!!

Riding a brake-less rig is the new rigid 29" SS phenomena and trend.

pinoiryder · 01-09-2008, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob

What kind of brakes? Are you talking about play as in the lever moves loose in it's housing or about the amount of throw in the lever before the brakes lock?

What kind of break? Hayes soles hydraulic.

how much amount of play on the lever before the brake locks?

Thank you,
Thony

wanhand · 01-09-2008, 10:26 PM

Pinoi, bring it in and we can adjust it to your liking. Like DStepper mentioned, he likes his engagement close to the bar but others likes it to bite right away.

I better work on my brakes too...hehehehehe

01-07-2008, 09:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
pinoiryder STR Veteran	brake adjustment??? i do not know if this been answered or ask.. please excuse me if this is to lame to ask.. How much play should you have on your break lever? My front is has a short play and the rear does not.. anyone know how to measure the lever play? Thank you for the info..

01-07-2008, 10:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rockinthecasbah _____	mechs/ hydros? like rob said in the lever or in the stroke ?it all makes a difference. In mechs a little no contact play before they grab is ok, Hydris should never really have free play they should just be intially softer in the beginning of the stroke. __________________

01-08-2008, 08:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
dstepper Over the Hill	I setup my hydros (Oro Puro's) to engaged very close to the bars. I am a one finger braker. With engagement close to the bar my braking grip does not get tired on long downhills. Most brakes have a travel adust, small hex nut near lever pivot. Dean __________________ If I'm not lost or getting bushwacked, the trail was too easy. Prescott Valley Houses The Path

01-08-2008, 09:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
JoeTruth Don't touch me!	Brakes are SO overrated!!! Riding a brake-less rig is the new rigid 29" SS phenomena and trend. __________________ "People... they don't write anymore - they blog. Instead of talking, they text, no punctuation, no grammar: LOL this and LMFAO that. You know, it just seems to me it's just a bunch of stupid people pseudo-communicating with a bunch of other stupid people in a proto-language that resembles more what cavemen used to speak than the King's English." Hank

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01-07-2008, 09:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rob STR Veteran	What kind of brakes? Are you talking about play as in the lever moves loose in it's housing or about the amount of throw in the lever before the brakes lock?

01-07-2008, 11:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pho'dUp I made a Taco this big!	If those are Hydro brakes, sounds like you need to bleed the air out of the system.

01-09-2008, 10:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
wanhand Junior Member	Pinoi, bring it in and we can adjust it to your liking. Like DStepper mentioned, he likes his engagement close to the bar but others likes it to bite right away. I better work on my brakes too...hehehehehe

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