Questions tagged [brake-levers]
Hand control for actuating your bike's brakes.
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Replacing brake lever on Shimano Nexus integrated shifter/brake lever
I have a Shimano Nexus Revoshift shifter with brake lever, part number SB-C6000-8, to use with a Nexus 8 internally geared hub. The brake lever has been sheared off where it joins the body of the ...
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Replace lever for hydraulic brakes
I was moving my mountain bike in a moving van, and the the brake lever was damaged in transit.
The brake is a tektro hydraulic, and it is the Front brake.
The connector to fluid tube is gone but no ...
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Brake Line no Longer Connected to Brake Lever
Randomly a couple of days ago, my left brake stopped working. When I investigated, the bolt or nut or whatever that had held the brakeline inside the brake lever was missing!
Image showing brake ...
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Hydraulic road levers bleeding not working
a long time reader here that was usually able to find an answer, but not on this one. I've done some basic and slightly more advanced fixes and part replacements on bicycles, but I've never installed ...
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MicroShift R9 derailleurs with Shimano Sora levers
I have been running a MicroShift R9 2x9 groupset (+ Shimano mechanical disc brakes, BR-M375 I believe) on my gravel bike, which is what it came with when I bought it. Now, I am fairly happy with it, ...
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How are brake cables installs for drop and flat lever combo brake system?
I have an old traitor wander which is a discontinued series. The brake system is curious but interesting. I'd like to reroute brake cables and levers but I don't want to open a can of worms. Is there ...
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Microshift AdventX drop bar lever spring position
My left brake lever spring was not pulling the lever back and I checked and it was bent. I removed the lever and fixed the spring, but I don't know how to put it back. I can't find any tutorials nor ...
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Front hydraulic brake lever dislodged
This is a brand new mountain bike for kids with hydraulic brakes.
The bike fell on its side and when we picked it up, the brake handle got caught by a branch. With a little effort, we were able to ...
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Replacing hydraulic brake lever
This is my first time dealing with hydraulic brakes.
The front brake on my bike is Shimano BL-M4100 lever with MT410 caliper. I stripped the lever's clamp thread and going to replace the lever with a ...
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What tool do I need to adjust the brake cable here?
I need to loosen very tight bicycle brakes(pads). This is the only thing running over the cable, have no idea what it is and don't have many tools to begin with so assuming I don't have what is needed ...
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Shigura - Can i use a Shimano XT Lever on A Magura HS33 Hydraulic Rim Brakes
Good day to Everyone,
My Magura HS33 Lever on my ZHI Z3R trials bike broke, and i was wondering if i could replace it with a Shimano Deore XT BL-M775, as i have it stocked on my parts bin.
And if i ...
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Brake lever suddenly stuck due to an overtightened screw - what went wrong?
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I was biking when suddenly it felt like I was driving in the sand and not on a regular road.
Upon inspection, I noticed that the brake was stuck on the 'closed' position, closing the disc ...
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LBS won't Service Shimano Dual Control Lever
I have a bike with Shimano 105 dual-brake/control levers. But the right one stopped shifting, so I took it to my LBS to have it serviced. I asked them to take it apart and clean/grease the mechanism. ...
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Can i replace just the brake on a bike that has a combined shifter/brake lever unit
i’ve just bought a new bike with shifter and brake units together on the handlebars.
i want to replace the brakes with hydraulics from
my last bike (new bike has cable brakes), however i don’t know if ...
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How do barrel adjusters for v-brakes work?
I have been thinking about barrel adjusters and I don't see how they can be truly effective although they appear to work, except on this particular bike where they don't seem to do anything.
Is there ...
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