Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads I‘m trying to transform my dropbars to flat bars. At the moment, the braking is very bad. Are there any suggestions on how to optimize it? Buy better brakes or levers? by Tomimidjfbfk Bicycling Bike Bike Repair Biking Cycling Repair
OkGuide3784 on July 28, 2025 5:38 am your cables and cable housing need to be replaced and your brake calipers need to be serviced. bring it to a shop.
Choice_Wafer8382 on July 28, 2025 5:50 am https://preview.redd.it/gb6rarke0kff1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=718a78592d1062d15c1d462776289cccd0c91591 that’s like a 2cm gap on each side between brakempad and rim bro… You can still use the leavers but for christ’s sake adjust these calipers! for easy installing: get a wood clamp and clamp the arms tight at the rim. make sure to screw in all adjustment screws before fixing the cable.
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your cables and cable housing need to be replaced and your brake calipers need to be serviced. bring it to a shop.
https://preview.redd.it/gb6rarke0kff1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=718a78592d1062d15c1d462776289cccd0c91591
that’s like a 2cm gap on each side between brakempad and rim bro… You can still use the leavers but for christ’s sake adjust these calipers!
for easy installing: get a wood clamp and clamp the arms tight at the rim. make sure to screw in all adjustment screws before fixing the cable.