How To Adjust Hand Brakes On A Bicycle. Turn a hex bolt using a 5 mm hex wrench counterclockwise to loosen the brake pad. Were not actually going to adjust the brake cables length.
Although not complicated there are many pieces that need to assembled and adjusted just right. Use a 5 mm Allen wrench or the inner pad adjustment tool from Rad Power Bikes if adjusting the rear brake on a bike with a direct drive motor to turn the silver dial on the brake caliper known as the inner pad adjustment dial counterclockwise or out to increase the space between the brake pads and brake rotor. For v brakes adjusting your brake pads goes hand in hand with adjusting your brake cable.
The brake pad is the small piece of rubber on the lower inside of the caliper that actually comes into contact with the wheel.
Clamp the calipers with your hand. Turn the barrel adjuster counterclockwise to tighten the brake cable. To center linear-pull brakes off-road and hybrid bikes look for a small screw in the side of the brake arm. Clamp the calipers with your hand.
