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Derk Drukker
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Hi!
I just changed a brake on my bike (from Ultegra->D-A) and one the new brake's parts that holds 1 of
the brake shoes (is that en existing word? no idea what that's called in English) was tilted a bit,
so that the rubber didn't touch the rim over the full length. I spoke to a friend of mine who is a
cycling mechanic and he told me that at his work a wrench is used to bend the brake into shape
again. "Aligning the brake" he calls it.
According to him, abaout 10% of all brakes are not perfect when they get out of the box and must
therefore "be aligned".
Anyone else who knows this problem?
Greets, Derk
I just changed a brake on my bike (from Ultegra->D-A) and one the new brake's parts that holds 1 of
the brake shoes (is that en existing word? no idea what that's called in English) was tilted a bit,
so that the rubber didn't touch the rim over the full length. I spoke to a friend of mine who is a
cycling mechanic and he told me that at his work a wrench is used to bend the brake into shape
again. "Aligning the brake" he calls it.
According to him, abaout 10% of all brakes are not perfect when they get out of the box and must
therefore "be aligned".
Anyone else who knows this problem?
Greets, Derk