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    How to take off wheels with these brakes?


    I got a pair of Dia-Compe DL800 laying in a bin and I thought about using them to 700c-650b conversion.

    However I can’t imagine how to take off wheels when they are mounted with brake pads. Say I want to run 1.75"-1.95" tires and it just seems impossible. There is not a quick release lever, not a… thing to do it as I see. Even with a tire fully deflated I doubt it would slide through pads.

    Do you have to unscrew brake pads to take off a wheel? Is there any other way to do it?

    by mark_arbatsky

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    1. Ok_Resolution_5135 on

      There is the adjuster on the caliper itself.

      You could unscrew that. The other trick would be deflating the tyre.

    2. Hagenaar on

      I can think of three ways:
      Use levers with a cable tension release feature. Campagnolo ones had this for years, some models of Shimano too.
      Deflate the tire.
      Use a tire that’s not much wider than the rim.

    4. spleeble on

      Usually there is a slotted housing stop somewhere that you can use to release the cable tension. 

      Or deflate the tire of course. 

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