User Manual
Adjustments 4
33
33
Figure 4.8
Figure 4.9
Adjusng the Side-pull Caliper Brake
Aaching the Brake Cable to the Brake Carrier
❶ If the brake cable is disconnected at the caliper, thread the
brake wire through the adjustment barrel. Figure 4.8
❷ Loosen the cable anchor bolt unl you can see a gap large
enough for the cable wire.
❸ Thread the cable wire through the gap. By hand, screw the
cable anchor bolt snug enough to hold the cable wire.
❹ Check the cable end is seated in the brake lever.
❺ With one hand squeeze the caliper arms unl both brake
pads contact the rim. Loosen the cable anchor bolt just
enough to allow the cable wire to move freely.
❻ While holding the caliper closed, use your other hand to pull
the brake cable ght (through the cable anchor bolt).
Check that the cable end is seated in the brake lever and the
barrel adjuster of the brake.
❼ Tighten the cable anchor bolt as much as you can by hand
and then while sll squeezing the caliper arms unl both
brake pads contact the rim, ghten the cable anchor bolt
fully with a 10 mm box wrench. Note: Use the adjustment
barrel(s) to ne-tune the brake cable tension. Turning the
barrel clockwise will loosen the brake cable tension, counter-
clockwise will ghten the brake cable tension. Figure 4.9
Brake cable end at
brake lever
4
Cable
anchor bolt
Brake pad
Cable wire
Brake cable
Side-pull
caliper brake
Wheel rim
1
2
3
Cable
adjustment
barrel
5
Caliper
arms