Comments on: Front right brake hitting wheel.how do I adjust? http://parts-bikes.com/2009/11/front-right-brake-hitting-wheel-how-do-i-adjust Parts Bikes - Find, compare and buy the best bike parts, from BMX, to Road, Vintage to Specialized! Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:43:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: e.b. http://parts-bikes.com/2009/11/front-right-brake-hitting-wheel-how-do-i-adjust/comment-page-1#comment-891 e.b. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:12:19 +0000 http://parts-bikes.com/2009/11/front-right-brake-hitting-wheel-how-do-i-adjust#comment-891 Does your bike have linear ("v") brakes or cantilevers? If you can't answer that question, you probably don't know enough about the problem to attempt fixing it yourself. I'm not trying to be a jerk. It's not difficult for a novice to turn a nearly functional brake into a nonfunctional brake. You could really get hurt, and nobody here wants that. So I'd just recommend taking it to your local bike shop and having them do the repair. Assuming the wheel is true and the brake mechanicals are in good condition, this job will only take a few minutes and shouldn't cost more than a burger & fries. If you know a cyclist that successfully performs their own bike maintenance, you could see if s/he would help you. Does your bike have linear (“v”) brakes or cantilevers? If you can’t answer that question, you probably don’t know enough about the problem to attempt fixing it yourself. I’m not trying to be a jerk. It’s not difficult for a novice to turn a nearly functional brake into a nonfunctional brake. You could really get hurt, and nobody here wants that.

So I’d just recommend taking it to your local bike shop and having them do the repair. Assuming the wheel is true and the brake mechanicals are in good condition, this job will only take a few minutes and shouldn’t cost more than a burger & fries. If you know a cyclist that successfully performs their own bike maintenance, you could see if s/he would help you.

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