HamboCairns
Thanks for all the bananas
Already done thanks! That helmet was fresh out the boxI would never. Tighten your sons helmet strap though, @HamboCairns
Already done thanks! That helmet was fresh out the boxI would never. Tighten your sons helmet strap though, @HamboCairns
Maybe...Nice work, the pink bike is really for you though isn’t it?
If Kmart bikes can have a short throw without rubbing, then those bikes can too. I will 1000% guarantee the rotors are not straight. Grab something long and give them a tweak and readjust.Can I be the first to wish mechanical disc breaks a slow fiery death. Adjustment seems more by luck than design, what a nightmare! I can't get an acceptable short lever throw without disc rub. But for now they stop effectively and my daughter likes them so all good.
I think more likely the fact that one pad is static. They rely on pushing the rotor onto that pad. @HamboCairns, are you setting them up to sit close to static side, then adjusting the moving pad right in?If Kmart bikes can have a short throw without rubbing, then those bikes can too. I will 1000% guarantee the rotors are not straight. Grab something long and give them a tweak and readjust.
Yep yep, that's step two.I think more likely the fact that one pad is static. They rely on pushing the rotor onto that pad. @HamboCairns, are you setting them up to sit close to static side, then adjusting the moving pad right in?
I was planning this for me and the kids….but then thought there was no way it was running 4 days after lockdown…I still can’t comprehend it ran TBH. 300 riders is one thing, but wasn’t allowed to have any spectators in theory. Yes…I’m a little bitterView attachment 378328
I've been sick for a couple of weeks (#covidnegative) and didn't bother doing any training for this race as I assumed it would be cancelled due to lock down. Decided to go along for a fun notarace and really enjoyed it. Some rain the night before turned some of the clay sections to peanut butter which was fabulous fun.
Great day out and massive thanks to the Shifty Fifty series organisers, great choice of tracks and great relaxed fun atmosphere.
That exactly what I had fixed a few months back, they just sliced the torn flap off. It's nearly 100% now... pushed it a wee bit hard on gym leg day a few weeks back.Fantastic weekend…
In theory I shouldn’t be riding, should be RICE-ing my torn lateral meniscus.
eggzachary..easy fix and easy to adjust brakesIf Kmart bikes can have a short throw without rubbing, then those bikes can too. I will 1000% guarantee the rotors are not straight. Grab something long and give them a tweak and readjust.
That would be amazing thanks!
Pm sent!That would be amazing thanks!
I can get the pads to clear no worries but then we're left with a long throw which means pulling almost to the bar.
The challenges of small hands!
I think I was adjusting without any appreciation for how the brakes actually work. I had no idea they only worked from one side!I think more likely the fact that one pad is static. They rely on pushing the rotor onto that pad. @HamboCairns, are you setting them up to sit close to static side, then adjusting the moving pad right in?
Amazingly the wheels held their air overnight! Pfft who needs a compressor (until I do)..Also that was my first time seating wire beaded tyres without tubes.
The next set will be TR and we'll likely shed a few more grams too!
I haven't used cable for close to 10 years, but unless things have changed, yep. Cheaper ones may rely purely on cable adjustment/barrel screw to adjust the moving pad, BB7's used to have an adjuster on the caliper.I think I was adjusting without any appreciation for how the brakes actually work. I had no idea they only worked from one side!
There's a giant grub screw on the static side and a barrel adjuster on the moving side. Plus the barrel for the lever and the actual cable holder too.I haven't used cable for close to 10 years, but unless things have changed, yep. Cheaper ones may rely purely on cable adjustment/barrel screw to adjust the moving pad, BB7's used to have an adjuster on the caliper.
Giant screw should be static pad adjustment then. It’s been a while, I thought I recalled it being on the active side.There's a giant grub screw on the static side and a barrel adjuster on the moving side. Plus the barrel for the lever and the actual cable holder too.