How Do You Repair Mountain Bike Brakes?
It’s fairly common for the brakes on your mountain bike to require repair or adjustment while on a particularly grueling ride. By identifying common brake problems, and by knowing how to repair your brakes while out on a trail, you can avoid a serious accident that may disable your mountain bike…or you. Repair the Brakes on Your Mountain Bike Step 1 Inspect the calipers on your front and rear brakes to determine whether or not the pads are coming into contact with the rims of your mountain bike. This can be accomplished by squeezing the brake handles while getting a close view of the action of the calipers. Each caliper should come in contact with the rim at the same time. Step 2 Use the owner’s manual of your mountain bike to determine how to adjust and repair the brakes. In most cases, adjustments can be performed through adjusting knobs on both the handlebars and the brake arms. Generally, the handlebar knob is used to make fine tuning adjustments, while the knob at the brake asse
