On behalf of myself and my set of suddenly exhausted legs...THANK YOU!!! I thought I had aged 20 years the last few trips on my bike. I just couldn't figure why it was so difficult to make my usual trip to the supermarket and back, that is until the other day when I noticed the distinct sound of the back wheel-- and a couple of days before when I went to roll my bike out the garage, it was noticeably dragging. Strangely, when this particular moment happened, I immediate reflected back to a week or so earlier. When leaving the supermarket-- and heading to the public bike-rack-- I noticed my bike leaning, (prevented from physically touching the ground because of the bike's frame being chained the individual bike posts.). Obviously, the owner of the bike that was, then, parked next to mine, had either nudge mine to get to his/her... that, or some random person bumped into it and didn't bother to stand it back up in place. I DO remember being irritated because the individual didn't bother re-stand the bike. Once I had unlocked the bike and INITIALLY went to roll it away from the rack, I noticed the difficulty in rolling the bike itself. I had to get home, so I just started to ride forgetting about the entire event. All of my ranting just to say: it only took that ONE event to knock my pad out of alignment. Thanks again for your help, sir. (sorry for the typos. Haven't had coffee yet, but I had to thank you ;) )
Yes! I couldn't figure out why my first ride after a couple of years was so difficult- I'm in good shape otherwise! Duh- the brake pad is causing friction!
Thank you so much! I just took my bike in to get serviced. It came back with the front AND rear wheels binding up. It was audible and I was losing speed... down hill. I thought I was going to have to take it back in and complain, but this solved my orkblem
I tried going the left to loosen like you said and a nut fell out , now I have to take of the entire caliper. Please update and change to clockwise and anticlockwise.
Great! I also thought I was getting weaker and weaker. Super handy, succinct, and fixed my problem. I can easily find a little random Philips head to carry with me in case it gets out of alignment again.
After the tweaks from your tutorial, two weeks later, I still haven't had to adjust the tires. It was driving me nuts! I had been stopping 2-3 times on the way to uni, and 2-3 times on the way back, too. :-) Thanks so much!
Whats the thing at the back that he calls a breakpad that he is pushing? It looks like he is pushing the back wheel break, but I'm not sure how that would close the front breaks.
Saved $100 for me. I was trying to get appointments for a tune up but tried what you said and it worked. It was a little different for me, there was a thin metal piece sticking out... I didn't know what to do so, just pushed it in till it stayed in place. So, I had to tighten up the food side and loosen up the problematic side and I put that piece of metal in. Then I checked the back wheel and the thin metal piece was inside 🤦♀️ that was a little bit of confirmation for me. Spinned the wheel, no sound 😌🙏🙇♀️ I should have compared the front wheel and the back wheel.
Excellent. Thanks. This is the problem I was just having on my bike. Plus, when I turn the front wheel to the right it's like I am applying the brake. I will try adjusting.
Hi ..i am trying to fix the rear break pad as it is touching the rim. I did the same whatever you showed in the video but still did not work. It seems rotate the screw clock wise or anticlock wise not having any impact. Could you please suggest how to fix that
My brakes are pulsing when I pull my brake lever. It's driving me nuts. I tried adjusting the levers perfectly, adjusted my pads and I even tried truing the spokes, twice. It still pulses when I pull the brake lever. This is a new wheel too. What do I do? I noticed a high spot where my pads have burned through the black paint. It's right near the join segment of the rim.
@James Bond Because they're..... not a safe break design because the pads will wear and go under the rim? They also tend to wear unevenly and lose effectiveness. They aren't very effective anyway. Pad brakes like this can't grip like quality disk brakes. I can lock the brakes up on my Diamondback and the wheel will NOT spin. That means I can stop on a dime if I have to. The wheels WILL continue to roll using this brake style so if the child needs to hard stop for a road hazard, another cyclist who's fallen, a car, whatever..... they can't. And that stopping distance will be increased the fast they're riding.
On behalf of myself and my set of suddenly exhausted legs...THANK YOU!!! I thought I had aged 20 years the last few trips on my bike. I just couldn't figure why it was so difficult to make my usual trip to the supermarket and back, that is until the other day when I noticed the distinct sound of the back wheel-- and a couple of days before when I went to roll my bike out the garage, it was noticeably dragging. Strangely, when this particular moment happened, I immediate reflected back to a week or so earlier. When leaving the supermarket-- and heading to the public bike-rack-- I noticed my bike leaning, (prevented from physically touching the ground because of the bike's frame being chained the individual bike posts.). Obviously, the owner of the bike that was, then, parked next to mine, had either nudge mine to get to his/her... that, or some random person bumped into it and didn't bother to stand it back up in place. I DO remember being irritated because the individual didn't bother re-stand the bike. Once I had unlocked the bike and INITIALLY went to roll it away from the rack, I noticed the difficulty in rolling the bike itself. I had to get home, so I just started to ride forgetting about the entire event. All of my ranting just to say: it only took that ONE event to knock my pad out of alignment. Thanks again for your help, sir. (sorry for the typos. Haven't had coffee yet, but I had to thank you ;) )
Yes! I couldn't figure out why my first ride after a couple of years was so difficult- I'm in good shape otherwise! Duh- the brake pad is causing friction!
Be great if you could do a video, which shows what to do if tightening and loosening the screws doesn't fix the problem.....
I’ve been trying to figure this out for weeks and thanks to this video, I solved the problem in 2 minutes. Thank you so much!!
Glad it helped!
wow I'm relieved I found this video whenever I ride my bike I find it hard to pedal but now i know how to fix this
Thank you so much for making this video concise and to the point. It worked perfectly.
Glad it helped!
Thank you so much! I just took my bike in to get serviced. It came back with the front AND rear wheels binding up. It was audible and I was losing speed... down hill.
I thought I was going to have to take it back in and complain, but this solved my orkblem
Great to hear!
I tried going the left to loosen like you said and a nut fell out , now I have to take of the entire caliper. Please update and change to clockwise and anticlockwise.
Great! I also thought I was getting weaker and weaker. Super handy, succinct, and fixed my problem. I can easily find a little random Philips head to carry with me in case it gets out of alignment again.
After the tweaks from your tutorial, two weeks later, I still haven't had to adjust the tires. It was driving me nuts! I had been stopping 2-3 times on the way to uni, and 2-3 times on the way back, too. :-) Thanks so much!
Whats the thing at the back that he calls a breakpad that he is pushing? It looks like he is pushing the back wheel break, but I'm not sure how that would close the front breaks.
Please reach out to us at info@guardianbikes.com. We would love to help out.
Was there any answer for this? My front brake doesn't move if I push the back brake pad
I was wondering the exact same thing? What is he pushing on the back?
Old video - but this fixed my kids bike! Thank you
The screw on my bike isnt connected to anything. I unscrew it or screw it and nothing happens
Same with mine
Did you ever figure out how to fix it ? Cause mine is the same :/
@@uwu_zelda_uwu8176 haha it turns out my bike was just twisted if that makes sense
@@Amar-jb6rc oooohhhh lol 😂
For the first time in many years I was able to adjust my brakes correctly without trial and error. Thanks!
Happy to hear! If you ever need any help reach out to info@guardianbikes.com. We are here for you.
First thing I watched and it fixed the problem instantly. Thanks for the help
Great to hear!
I was searching for this video. Brake on my cycle too rubs and its very annoying. Thanks for the vid.☺️
You’re welcome 😊
Saved $100 for me. I was trying to get appointments for a tune up but tried what you said and it worked. It was a little different for me, there was a thin metal piece sticking out... I didn't know what to do so, just pushed it in till it stayed in place. So, I had to tighten up the food side and loosen up the problematic side and I put that piece of metal in. Then I checked the back wheel and the thin metal piece was inside 🤦♀️ that was a little bit of confirmation for me. Spinned the wheel, no sound 😌🙏🙇♀️
I should have compared the front wheel and the back wheel.
Great job!
@@GuardianBikes thank you actually.
TYSM i was wondering how to fix it and I was thinking about removing front brakes but you saved me
Worked immediately. Thanks for the solid video.
Glad it helped
I had to remove a screw to reduce the rubbing. Could something bad happen ?
Excellent. Thanks. This is the problem I was just having on my bike. Plus, when I turn the front wheel to the right it's like I am applying the brake. I will try adjusting.
Thank you so much. This saved me 20 euros. Cannot thank you enough
You're welcome!
Thank you for the easy explanation to a problem I was having on my bike
Very welcome!
Thanks, I had no idea this was something that I could adjust and this fixed a nagging issue with my bike
Thank you stranger on the internet!
You're welcome!
I was totally able to fix my rubbing brakes all by myself!! Thank you so much for this!!!
Hi ..i am trying to fix the rear break pad as it is touching the rim. I did the same whatever you showed in the video but still did not work. It seems rotate the screw clock wise or anticlock wise not having any impact. Could you please suggest how to fix that
Can you send me a photo of the front of the bike from a few feet away? Please email it to info@guardianbikes.com. I can take a look.
Genius! Nice one mate, dug me out of a hole.
Great to hear!
Perfect explanation,thanks!
I learned something from this video, but I still had to loosen the cable so as to give sufficient opening.
Thank you thank you thank you!! This helped tremendously!!
Glad it helped!
Thank you sir, 5 minutes fix thanks to this viedo :)
Glad it helped!
My brakes are pulsing when I pull my brake lever. It's driving me nuts.
I tried adjusting the levers perfectly, adjusted my pads and I even tried truing the spokes, twice.
It still pulses when I pull the brake lever. This is a new wheel too. What do I do?
I noticed a high spot where my pads have burned through the black paint. It's right near the join segment of the rim.
Thank you, dude!
Outstanding instructional video!
Glad it was helpful!
Watching this to tune up my Kijiji bike for a millionth time
*Thanks it helped but, after this when i release the break lever it makes a click noise, any help?*
Please reach out to us at info@guardianbikes.com. We would love to help out.
Thank you!!! Very helpful
Spot on, thank you!
any idea what to do when this doesnt work ?ive tried so many times and it makes no difference to the break arms
Same here! Have you ever figured out how to fix it?
Hi! Please send us a message at info@guardianbikes.com. We can help!.
What if your bike does not have those screws on the side?
Hi! Can you send us some photos to info@guardianbikes.com? We can take a look and help.
This worked! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Awesome. I'm brand new to bike brakes thx for getting right to the point.
Glad to help!
Thanks for the help 😉
Any time!
Thank you! That helped me dramatically!
What about on the rear?
Worked really well.Problem solved.Thanks.
Fixed it! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
What if you have a disc brake pad?
That just completely solved my problem. Owe you one!
I loosened them as much as I could without the screws coming out. It's helped but I still feel like the brakes could be little further
I'm gonna try this on my bike! 😁
Thanks!
Awesome thanks!!
Good looks!
Thank you
You're welcome
No matter what I try, it's still rubbing
Same
If the cable tension is correct (not too tight) then you might need your wheel trueing (if it only hits for part of the rotation).
Thanks. Much appreciated!
My man!
Bro how to spin free the rear tier
What kind of screw-driver?
Jose Miguel Barlaan Philip head
Nah guardian the kids should have fun drifting with a tire sound
Thank you.
When I break its like shearing the metal
I'm sorry to hear that. I would check your brake pads and make sure they aren't worn down.
It would help if we saw what you were doing
10/10
These are not a safe brake design. The pads will eventually wear and go under the rim causing a crash.
@James Bond Because they're..... not a safe break design because the pads will wear and go under the rim?
They also tend to wear unevenly and lose effectiveness.
They aren't very effective anyway. Pad brakes like this can't grip like quality disk brakes. I can lock the brakes up on my Diamondback and the wheel will NOT spin. That means I can stop on a dime if I have to. The wheels WILL continue to roll using this brake style so if the child needs to hard stop for a road hazard, another cyclist who's fallen, a car, whatever..... they can't. And that stopping distance will be increased the fast they're riding.
It's not working
Please reach out at info@guardianbikes.com. We can help with the adjustment.
Somewhat helpful, but the audio was poor.
Thank you for the feedback!
Who's here because their bike brake I rubbing?
Is*
tjanks so much, other video not on point
Can barely hear you. Learn to turn up the volume when videoing - most laptops are known for poor speakers.