Road Brake Adjustment

How to properly adjust road bicycle brakes.
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[@jag1870]

Best, clearest explanation on brake adjustment that I've seen on YT. Thanks you!

[@bayterok]

Perfect! My brakes that have been out of whack for a couple of years because I was avoiding going to get my bike serviced professionally are now fixed! Took 10 mins. Thanks!

[@xXcangjieXx]

I hate when you have to go to the bike store to fix something simple in 5 minutes and they charge you like 25 bucks

[@stevocanuck]

I love how simplicity of this explanation. Even a 5 year old could understand

[@andrewburke2807]

just spent an hour trying to sort my brakes then thought id try youtube. Now sorted so thank you for stopping me going insane! cheers

[@tweezyrific]

Thank you! I have just replaced, my first set of brake pads on my Shimano 105 road bike brakes, and this video gave me exactly the help I needed for final adjustment. Excellent cinematography. Very well done. Thanks again.

[@Treslothan-paranormal]

So I'm a mountain biker and used to disc breaks. Bought a road bike for touring and when the back breaks jammed on I didn't have a clue. Watched your video - Sorted. Brilliant.

[@robem7285]

just assembled a liberty 1 road bike and this was just the video I needed to adjust the brakes. One of the best DIY manuals ever! Thank you!

[@ozymandius761]

just bought a new Canyon road bike and the front brakes were too tight. Spent ages looking at the manuals and trying to figure out how to fix it until I came across this video. Great job. Now I'm finally ready to go!

[@arturovelazquez1979]

Thanks so much for your help. My friend told me he saw a video that would help me fix my brakes and this could have been the perfect one. Now I can ride easy and free.

[@warwingsenthusiast5672]

Awesome video! Extremely helpful! My mother’s rim brakes were rubbing on our ride today, I watched this video and was able to adjust the caliper In a couple minutes! Thank you very much, Friend!

[@justaviewperse8013]

Short and sweet, and covered enough ground. Excellent.

[@elmascaudillo]

Yeah I think this is the best brake tutorial I've seen yet, I mean its not a terribly complicated procedure but this vid really hits the nail on the head my brakes are perfect now.

[@mattbellamymate]

Thanks friend! This was short, sweet, and had a great camera angle. My bike didn't adjust in 100% the same way, but a bit of trial and error showed it was basically no different to my wee fixie!

[@thatone3116]

After I fast forwarded past the cheesy intro, it was all quality content and non cheesy. Thumbs up!

[@jeremysart]

THANK YOU. I am relatively new to road bikes coming from a mtb. I assembled my Domane 2.0 myself, but severely needed to tighten my breaks. This was exactly the info I needed.

[@jeremysart]

jeremysart As for flipping over the bars... been there haha...

[@allenrosenblum3654]

@@jeremysart it is brakes

[@jeremysart]

@@allenrosenblum3654 wow cool, 5 years later I finally learned about a typo in a random youtube comment thanks to you! Hero right here! 🎉

[@darkdart2497]

Finally i found a simple explanations and straight to the point

[@brandondauphinais4162]

Great video, I like having the brakes lock down on the rim when the the sti lever is almost all the way back. Gives plenty of room so I dont get brake rub when climbing and putting out the watts.

[@wunderbratsche]

Bless you bless you bless you. Ive been trying figure out how to balance the brake pads all day. Thank you a million. 👍👍👍👍

[@DEXVD]

Thanks this video helped me out went through 5 or 6 videos before I found yours that showed me how to adjust the lever throw through cable tension. For some reason after a crash (maybe cause I rode home with a warped rim) the rear brake lever throw was way out of whack (loose) this helped me get things right!

[@QFIhawkman]

Very good, reminded me of quite a few details that were long forgotten. Cheers.

[@Ronno4691]

This was good - no lengthy information overload, just the facts mam!

[@mbernal423]

best video hands on! took me 10 minutes after watching it

[@berryvandervelde5860]

Best video ever! Just what i needed to adjust my new bike. Keep up the good work!

[@VincenzaV1]

My brakes are different (MTB). But killer video! Very professional and funny host!

[@Altimis]

Oh jesus, I loved this vid! make my life easier, thanks alot.

[@benkaan697]

This video is amazing! It saved my day! Thank you.

[@BudiArsana]

Short and sweet tutorial. Awesome guys!

[@toates19]

Best video on this topic I found

[@BBond88]

Rather simple. But you fixed my ignorance!

[@HrvojeMihajlic]

I wish every youtube video was like this

[@hurbit123]

very good, crisp and precise explaination.

[@davidsheehan513]

Nice job, liked the fish eye effect in the video for the close in shots!

[@ArunSaha9]

How come gems like these go unnoticed when expert village shit gets all the hype!!

[@92yankeespc]

Best DIY videos!! Thanks for posting!! Just what i needed.

[@iz_no_good]

best video on the subject, thanks!

[@patrick63tobin]

Loved the Video !! And the Presentation !!

[@philgraw6147]

Solid video m8, love the attitude and information!

[@jimwing3564]

great instructional video...thanks!

[@WatchGeek]

what about the pad angle? one of mine touches the wheel perfectly straight, while the other one first touches on the front of the pad

[@etiennelellouche5852]

Thank you for this video, helped me a lot !

[@jedddaruwalla6971]

Thank you! Finally got it.

[@sweetsbench]

Glad it helped!

[@hasan3adel]

Thanks for the very useful, and informative video.

[@victorvega8800]

Perfectly as described!

[@bitmadmax]

Awesome, this video showed me how to adjust my brakes - THANK YOU!! And yeah I know.. brakes are for losers who ride road bikes :(

[@hamiltonpedrick6178]

I have older Shimano 105 caliper brakes that won't center over the wheel. They always push and rub on one side. Any ideas?

[@QiuyuanChenRyan916]

I can't help cause I have the new one, they are a bit different though.

[@jbsnarayana4938]

This bike was really easy to assemble kzbin.infoUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.

[@zone07]

my brake doesn't have the center adjusting bolt; only one side moves the other doesn't spring back. What am I doing wrong?

[@andrewwinoto2421]

thank you sweetsbench

[@rajmodhvadia3987]

THATS IT I FIGURED IT OUT - THANK U SO MUCH

[@johnnydwicked]

Why does MJ Sweet look like he's about to give me the RKO? (MR Sweets sure look a bit like Randy Orton) =P

[@CChallinor]

Great video....QQ what is the silver adjuster on the pad itself for ?

[@daleg2511]

Ok, so Ive squired a new pinarello with 105 shimano group set. Should have asked the store to sort it out there and then but was too excited to take it away. Problem with mine is that my brakes are really stiff to pull on and becomes a bit of a chore when going downhill as I have to brake far too early because of the strain it causes on my hands. All cables are internal as well, not sure if the cables are just too tight or not. Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

[@thisisthewolf9521]

Daly Dale you probably solve it by now but that may just be a too tight cable. try ajusting the barrel or the cable.

[@orviskid]

At 2:01 the brakes don’t stay centered when i hit brake lever the cable side rubs. If i center the caliper they go right back to rubbing

[@the8thcolour]

PERFECT VIDEO, appreciate it! Just what I needed.

[@danihariadi519]

thanx really help me to adjust my brakes...^^

[@johnniewalker3134]

good stuff ima noob when it comes to adjusting brakes on bikes

[@technospaz]

A great video for roadie noobs like me :) Thanks!!

[@samintosh]

I finally stopped paying that $20 to get my brakes adjusted at the bike shop!!

[@huhuruz77]

Thank you. Great video :)

[@MotoG-cn8es]

thanks .......they work nice and sharp

[@alkeshpatel3356]

What tool does he use to adjust the caliper where he goes in the top of the forks?

[@akumawins0404]

thanks got to fix the the brake on the handlebar

[@leevanschoor3032]

What if my Ultegra brake (front) does not have the adjustment bolt at the back of the fork? How do I adjust them to touch the rim at the same time?

[@ciclopropano]

Lee van Schoor they have to have it, otherwise, how is it held on the fork? sneak a long 5mm allen key inside the hole at the back of your fork

[@sweetsbench]

The "nut" part of your caliper bolt may be too long. They come in different sizes.

[@user-go8oj4dl4w]

thanks. What does the allen bolt on the right hand side of the brake do? The bolt that's just above the tyre on the right hand side at 2:16?

[@Demon09-_-]

123a the little tiny one is a micro adjust ment. The big one actually holds the piviots together so don't mess with it

[@cubist112]

What is the rubber on those wheels? The red stripes would also compliment my all black Felt F5.

[@xchopp]

Great -- thank you!

[@ibrahimdridi]

Great vid thanks for the help

[@shechshire]

Can someone tell me why my bike shop likes to leave my rear brake pad super close to the rim? Within two weeks they start rubbing.

[@Goosey9111]

What do you need brakes for? They're only gonna slow you down! I cracked up lol :)

[@rajmodhvadia3987]

take of the brakes if u hate yourself And just want to end it all down a fast lane

[@peachmelba1000]

What if the spring isn't broken and the caliper won't return???

[@murphyebass7837]

Thanks for this.

[@JorgeMartinez-gn8yh]

Does the rim on a fixie get worn out

[@marseldyrmishi]

Hi sweetsbench, i have buy a new brake shoes for my bike brake, but still not stop, what have to do ? plz help.

[@Waldeinsamkeit]

thx god I found this vid

[@tinalevesque5772]

i have an old used bike the screws are nothing like what this video is showing. it needs a wrench to take off the brakes but their so rusted over i cant even bloody take them off!

[@GoldenEeegz]

Ash Lilyvale same

[@johncookofficial]

Awesome - thanks!

[@katrine3445]

Thanks for this!

[@thegfxmech5475]

This is it. Overlook all those other junk vids peeps.

[@Namdonghada]

Fantastic!!! very good^^

[@Shaun81000]

When I apply brakes, only one side of the brake pad goes towards the rim. Also, they're very squeaky

[@SkyFolkTV]

thank you very much

[@roncooke2188]

Great perfect many thanks

[@gavcentral7943]

Thank you Sir!

[@nickkelly55]

Are you doing any more vids like this ?

[@pabloexpulsado]

Thanks a lot!

[@gganticgary]

My brakes always jump to one side, even after tightening the bolt in the back.. help pls

[@rohitvickyq]

Thanks

[@rj6782]

perfect video

[@bjshedwick]

Great tips

[@maughtner]

Thanks guys :)

[@bradbutler7911]

Is that dr Steve Brule?

[@chris-dp7ey]

thanks man

[@charlesogles2199]

excellent.

[@lmao7439]

Excuse me why do I have disc brakes

[@toresubas7778]

BEST...

[@robertkelly238]

yeet

[@tanqinxiang]

Ok, I think my caliper spring is busted according to your video :(

[@boardingurban]

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