Why can't all v-brake TH-cam videos be this good? Every other video seemed to mention loads of stuff that made no difference like disconnecting the cables etc yet I followed your advice and 30 seconds later with a few turns of a screw and one of my blocks is no longer rubbing on the rim. 😎 Thank-you. 😊
This video may be older but it came in Sooo handy I just got a new bike online had to build it out of the box and first thing I noticed after putting the front wheel on was this exact issue, every other how to fix issue made me start with the quick release, then undo the brake pads themselves and put it all back but finally got the answer I needed thanks to your video and just have to adjust those little screws , thank you!
Bro, you're a life saver, thank you so much! I had this problem on my bike and I was very frustrated as it's expensive and new, but this just saved me a lot of hassle with complaints and repair shops.
This was so helpful! Clear and concise. I used it to solve part of the brake issue. The other part was the brake cable was too tight and then some good ole WD40 to the moving parts! Happy days!
Thank you for your video, I can’t tell you what a difference this has made to my bike, I was given this bike months ago and I was finding it hard to cycle and it put me off this bike, which was a shame as I quite liked the look of it, I discovered today that incredibly I have had one side of my front brake constantly rubbing against the wheel making cycling this bike awful. When I discovered what was actually happening I was at a complete loss on how to fix this, of course having watched your video I have now fixed the problem. I really just want to say a big thank you, from an old man who learnt a new trick😊
Thank you!! I haven't been on a bike in forty years. I traveled a few miles on a bike path two days ago with my new bike, and the whole way back, my brake was catching and come to find out it was also rubbing on the tire itself. With this simple explanation, I set my brakes perfectly!!! I can't thank you enough!! ❤
Awesome bro. Super helpful and solved my issue with brakes rubbing. Plus you explained it better then any other TH-cam video I watched lol. Thanks agin
Thanks m8! My son has just had his 1st mountain bike for his 7th this week. Your video helped me understand the v brake set-up. One side of the front was rubbing, now it isn't. Cheers!!
Excellent! Dude, that was perfect. I fought and cursed my stupid brakes for 30min yesterday trying to fix before my ride. I'd been riding with one side rubbing and causing me to work twice as hard. Tried adjusting but I did was loosen the hell out of the whole front brake to the point it was near useless. Your video saved me a mountain of stress. Thanks again.🔥
Sir, you're just more then awesome I fall in love with your work I have recently around 2-3 days ago bought a new bicycle from hercules store a new wild rock series 26t bike But i was Facing this problem And the store is around 2.5 km far from my home and as a 17 years old men it's hard to go and visit the store and repair this 😅 For that in home I was try to solve this problem I was really freaked out for this but today in my home garage I watched your video and solved my problem after a hour cuz I have no experience for that,so making it better was little problematic and now my bicycle become monster,thanks to you sir Lot's of love from india❤🎉
Thanks, great video. Spacers on the axle at the dropouts is another adjustment to center things. Your technique is a great finishing fine tuning touch.
Thank you! as a newer bike rider I'm trying to figure out issues on my own and this definitely helped. I had no idea and initially thought my screws just needed to be tightened. lol. Glad I checked.
Wow that's not even that bad, all my local stores charge $80 minimum just to take a look at them without any work done. Either way this saved me a lot of money!
Great video. The instructions manual could have explained this a lot easier but it set out to confuse from the start. This simple short video fixed it in one! Thanks
What do you suggest if the mini-V brakes on an old Giant Propel look good before squeezing the brake levers, but after they are imbalanced? I get rim brake rub while climbing/sprinting out of the saddle with my carbon wheels
Thank you Mike, now my problem is I'm running out of space to screw in/ out. I have already offset the pin position on the bike frame. Is there another way to dial in?
I just changed out the pads on my bike's rear brakes (front brake is a disc type), and ran into this problem. The linear / "V" brakes seem much easier to work with than the "caliper" types I remember fighting with on older bikes our family has owned, so I'm impressed.
Thank you so much for making this video. I can't even imagine how much money the thieves at the local bike shop would have charged me for this adjustment!
Bought my dad a new shwinn 29 inch cruiser rear rim is really wonky. Contacted schwinn and they sent me a replacement. Same wonky rim. Brakes hit on one side. Did your walk thru and it’s Better but still hits. Anyway to make the brake pads have a bigger gap on both side to clear the rim ? Thanks !!!!
@@nandishgs9640 how do you do that? Adjusting the screws did nothing. I have one side nearly out and the other as tight as it’ll go and it still is rubbing on the loose side.
I backed my tension screw out too far and it came out. No matter what it won't go back in. Its like it doesn't want to bite into anything and just pulls out again. What am I doing wrong?
That is the exact problem I was not knowing how to correct. So do you have a video on getting my back brakes on my adult trike to work. Is there suppose to be a screw on the top of where the brake pad is, I have only one below. I squeeze the lever and I am not getting any stopping at all... help!
I accidentally unscrewed it all the way and the spring and screw came off. I lost the spring and now I'm trying put the screw back in but it looks like it's being pushed out by a rubber stopper. Any ideas on how I can't put it back in? Thanks
Hey fellow adventure, Thank You, thank you thank you,. You helped me adjust my brakes. No more rubbing no more trying to figure it out. Just a good guy like you helping a good girl like me. Thank You thank you thank you...
awesome video, but my question is how do you like these brakes? im debating on purchasing the shimano alivio brake set, but these caught my eye. how did these perform? these look like the amazon set i was eyeing.
I have a Redhawk mtb bike with mountain/flat tires, and every time I try this, the maximum that I've got one break away from the tire is still very low, and it's like everytime I adjust it no difference accorus
Well thank you much that will solve the problems on my bike I will browse your channel to find out about cantilever brakes as well I've got a problem with that too
On most bikes, if you remove the brakes, there are 3 holes on the brake mount for the spring to go into. You can add or subtract spring tension by moving the spring to a different hole if you run out of adjustment with the screws as shown in the video.
Brother , my cycle's wheel is not aligned correctly but I tried this , and made it more complicated it's rubbing more than before pls suggest something for that, your reply would be helpful
If the wheel is not true then this process will not fix it. You can reset the screws and slowly work them back to the way it was. But I would recommend trueing the wheel 1st.
Thank you for doing just that one correction, and I like how you displayed evrything... real nice to see this in action, especially since I havn't seen anyone give any simple rule of thumb on how to what is happening. What's tightening & what's loosening the screw, as well as why it's for the part that it's for???? I keep wondering who even designed this, and then there is the new tech that's entirely different now, but then there is so many models of the same tech we already have. UHG...lol Thank YOU!
Update: your instructions were lovely and I was able to adjust; however, no matter how I adjusted, 1 pad was rubbing. Looks like at least one pad tilted and possibly wheel wobbling out of alignment. So, taking it in to the shop lol. Thanks again!
@@Zesmas I just realized my wheel isn't in light with the brakes so you need to see if that's the problem (if your reading his comment a while after he made it)
My friend I having the same problem with grandson bike, but I tried and nothing, actually the front brake is completly brake and my grandson can not ride it. Please I need your help. Thanks
I have brakes that look pretty much exactly like that but don't have that adjustment screw. how are people in my situation supposed to adjust the brakes?
I unscrew both sides first so there is no tension on either side and see where the pads sit. Then I tighten the side that is touching until its central. This way the two sides aren't fighting each other unnecessarily.
Neither handle bar cable or the tension adjustments seemed to work so I removed the nuts at fork of tire mount and recentered the tire and finger tightened the nuts manually and that seemed to work. Then I had to re-adjust the tension screws. At least I know what their function is now.
IV tried this on the bike I just bought and it makes no difference whats something else that could be helpful otherwise it's off to the bike shop which I really can't afford
I watch five or six videos, and this was the one that got me there. Thank you!
yeah I know where you are coming from , this videp was perfect for me too.
I strongly agree great video!!!
Like how you did the film but still can't get the right side away from rim. Ideas help
I’m 10 years old and I fixed my moms bike after watching your video. Now my mom calls me her little handyman! Tysm!
That is awesome!!
That just made me smile:)
Yk damn well that ain’t no 10 year old
thats great my little man!!
Awee 😂
Been on this earth 51 yrs and never knew what those screws were for before today. Works like a charm! Thank you!!!
Why can't all v-brake TH-cam videos be this good? Every other video seemed to mention loads of stuff that made no difference like disconnecting the cables etc yet I followed your advice and 30 seconds later with a few turns of a screw and one of my blocks is no longer rubbing on the rim. 😎 Thank-you. 😊
This video may be older but it came in Sooo handy I just got a new bike online had to build it out of the box and first thing I noticed after putting the front wheel on was this exact issue, every other how to fix issue made me start with the quick release, then undo the brake pads themselves and put it all back but finally got the answer I needed thanks to your video and just have to adjust those little screws , thank you!
Fixed a nagging problem with both sets of brakes. Loved the simple instructions and the clear process for aligning each side. Thank you!
That's a few £££s saved and a two hour trip to the bike shop. Thank you so much.
Did not work for me. I tried adjusting them for nearly an hour
Bro, you're a life saver, thank you so much! I had this problem on my bike and I was very frustrated as it's expensive and new, but this just saved me a lot of hassle with complaints and repair shops.
Great video,
I have the problem with my bike breaks, I found this video and follow its direction, In about a minute solved the problem.
Brilliant, clear and easy. Brakes no longer rubbing. Thank you
This was so helpful! Clear and concise. I used it to solve part of the brake issue. The other part was the brake cable was too tight and then some good ole WD40 to the moving parts! Happy days!
Thank you for your video, I can’t tell you what a difference this has made to my bike, I was given this bike months ago and I was finding it hard to cycle and it put me off this bike, which was a shame as I quite liked the look of it, I discovered today that incredibly I have had one side of my front brake constantly rubbing against the wheel making cycling this bike awful. When I discovered what was actually happening I was at a complete loss on how to fix this, of course having watched your video I have now fixed the problem. I really just want to say a big thank you, from an old man who learnt a new trick😊
Thank you!! I haven't been on a bike in forty years. I traveled a few miles on a bike path two days ago with my new bike, and the whole way back, my brake was catching and come to find out it was also rubbing on the tire itself. With this simple explanation, I set my brakes perfectly!!! I can't thank you enough!! ❤
Thanks, My dad taught me how to work on bikes but never this. I was messing around with the pads. tension screws never crossed my mind. Thank you!
SOLVED my brake issue!!!!! 2 minutes and they are even and perfect!!!!!! Thanks man!!!
very clear and concise. Simple and easy to understand. Thank you!
Awesome bro. Super helpful and solved my issue with brakes rubbing. Plus you explained it better then any other TH-cam video I watched lol. Thanks agin
Thanks m8! My son has just had his 1st mountain bike for his 7th this week. Your video helped me understand the v brake set-up. One side of the front was rubbing, now it isn't. Cheers!!
Thanks! Took an hour of trying on my own but after watching your video had the brake sorted in 5 min!
I was about to send mine to the shop in the morning but this video saved me from doing so. Thank you.
Simple, straight forward explanation! Great job on the video!
Excellent! Dude, that was perfect. I fought and cursed my stupid brakes for 30min yesterday trying to fix before my ride. I'd been riding with one side rubbing and causing me to work twice as hard. Tried adjusting but I did was loosen the hell out of the whole front brake to the point it was near useless. Your video saved me a mountain of stress. Thanks again.🔥
Very clear and straight to the point. Fixed for me, thanks so much!
Sir, you're just more then awesome
I fall in love with your work
I have recently around 2-3 days ago bought a new bicycle from hercules store a new wild rock series 26t bike
But i was Facing this problem
And the store is around 2.5 km far from my home and as a 17 years old men it's hard to go and visit the store and repair this 😅
For that in home I was try to solve this problem I was really freaked out for this but today in my home garage I watched your video and solved my problem after a hour cuz I have no experience for that,so making it better was little problematic and now my bicycle become monster,thanks to you sir
Lot's of love from india❤🎉
Thanks, great video. Spacers on the axle at the dropouts is another adjustment to center things. Your technique is a great finishing fine tuning touch.
I fixed my daughter's cycle and she was amazed. Thanks for sharing this video. 🙌
Thank you! as a newer bike rider I'm trying to figure out issues on my own and this definitely helped. I had no idea and initially thought my screws just needed to be tightened. lol. Glad I checked.
You just saved me from what would've easily been a $20 repair at the shop even though it's this easy. Thank you sir
Wow that's not even that bad, all my local stores charge $80 minimum just to take a look at them without any work done. Either way this saved me a lot of money!
@@derelictmusic3218what state?
Thanks Mike!!! Super helpful instructions to correct my bike after a recent relocation and minor disruption to my bike set up !!
Great video. The instructions manual could have explained this a lot easier but it set out to confuse from the start. This simple short video fixed it in one! Thanks
The best explanation on YT. Thanks
What do you suggest if the mini-V brakes on an old Giant Propel look good before squeezing the brake levers, but after they are imbalanced? I get rim brake rub while climbing/sprinting out of the saddle with my carbon wheels
I was tearing my hair out before I watched your video. My barber and I would like to thank you!
Thank you Mike, now my problem is I'm running out of space to screw in/ out. I have already offset the pin position on the bike frame. Is there another way to dial in?
I just changed out the pads on my bike's rear brakes (front brake is a disc type), and ran into this problem. The linear / "V" brakes seem much easier to work with than the "caliper" types I remember fighting with on older bikes our family has owned, so I'm impressed.
Thank you so much for making this video. I can't even imagine how much money the thieves at the local bike shop would have charged me for this adjustment!
This is the Exact issue I had. Your video helped me out. Detailed, informative and to the point. Thanks 4 that! Cheers and thanks 4 sharing! 😎
🤙🏻
Hey thanks for making this video,I think I had this problem for like 3 years, and because of you the problem got solved
Thanks for the simple and easy to follow instructions. Just sorted my son's bike with this video.
Great video! Always wondered which way to turn the tension screw. Thanks!
Bought my dad a new shwinn 29 inch cruiser rear rim is really wonky. Contacted schwinn and they sent me a replacement. Same wonky rim. Brakes hit on one side. Did your walk thru and it’s
Better but still hits. Anyway to make the brake pads have a bigger gap on both side to clear the rim ? Thanks !!!!
Much obliged, Govna. Its a pleasure to be a new subscriber of yours.
if the screw is almost out, is it a good idea to use some LocTite on it?
Do you have to take the wheel off?
Great video! What about if they are sticking on BOTH sides?
What should I do when I already maxed the tension/loosend it all the way on the other?
Can you tell me where to buy those screws. I have a bike that's missing them
I’ve been adjusting those screws and I’m not getting any change in spacing. Please help
Try aligning the brake pads
@@nandishgs9640 how do you do that? Adjusting the screws did nothing. I have one side nearly out and the other as tight as it’ll go and it still is rubbing on the loose side.
I backed my tension screw out too far and it came out. No matter what it won't go back in. Its like it doesn't want to bite into anything and just pulls out again. What am I doing wrong?
If you tighten the screw all the way clockwise but you still have the problem, any advice?
That is the exact problem I was not knowing how to correct. So do you have a video on getting my back brakes on my adult trike to work. Is there suppose to be a screw on the top of where the brake pad is, I have only one below. I squeeze the lever and I am not getting any stopping at all... help!
Unfortunately I don’t I haven’t ever worked on a trike. Sorry
1st video to show up when I googled. Lifesaver, thank you!
Wow the 1st. That is great and great to know it helped.
Hi Mike! The tension bolt in my bike fell off and im trying to screw it again but theres like a little metal cable inside. What can i do
simple to understand as well as apply ! many thanks sir !
Joh, what an awesome help.
Bike just came back from the bike shop... and the brakes were messed up. This helped me sort them out 100%
are the calipers supposed to be wobbly? cause i just bought a bike and the brake calipers are pretty wobbly
That worked but my problem is trying to get more stopping power. How do I set the tension to get my brake lever better tension to stop?
I accidentally unscrewed it all the way and the spring and screw came off. I lost the spring and now I'm trying put the screw back in but it looks like it's being pushed out by a rubber stopper. Any ideas on how I can't put it back in? Thanks
Hey fellow adventure, Thank You, thank you thank you,. You helped me adjust my brakes. No more rubbing no more trying to figure it out. Just a good guy like you helping a good girl like me. Thank You thank you thank you...
Thanks for the advice, but my front brakes need more adjusting than the screws can do. I will look into adjusting the cables.
Thank you brother, you saved me bunch of time and money. God bless. :)
As others have said, this video I actually 'got it' - thanks a bunch!!
awesome video, but my question is how do you like these brakes? im debating on purchasing the shimano alivio brake set, but these caught my eye. how did these perform? these look like the amazon set i was eyeing.
They are ok brakes. If it was a daily driver I would go Shimano.
@@RunBikeMike shimano it is then
I have a Redhawk mtb bike with mountain/flat tires, and every time I try this, the maximum that I've got one break away from the tire is still very low, and it's like everytime I adjust it no difference accorus
Is it duck tape used instead of rim tape?
Well thank you much that will solve the problems on my bike I will browse your channel to find out about cantilever brakes as well I've got a problem with that too
On most bikes, if you remove the brakes, there are 3 holes on the brake mount for the spring to go into. You can add or subtract spring tension by moving the spring to a different hole if you run out of adjustment with the screws as shown in the video.
Super video I was scratching my head with this one. All sorted thanks to your video George U.K.
Brother , my cycle's wheel is not aligned correctly but I tried this , and made it more complicated it's rubbing more than before pls suggest something for that, your reply would be helpful
If the wheel is not true then this process will not fix it. You can reset the screws and slowly work them back to the way it was. But I would recommend trueing the wheel 1st.
@@RunBikeMike thank you for your reply I will try trueing it,brother
Thank you for doing just that one correction, and I like how you displayed evrything... real nice to see this in action, especially since I havn't seen anyone give any simple rule of thumb on how to what is happening. What's tightening & what's loosening the screw, as well as why it's for the part that it's for???? I keep wondering who even designed this, and then there is the new tech that's entirely different now, but then there is so many models of the same tech we already have. UHG...lol Thank YOU!
Tried increasing/decreasing the tension, but no results. Any tips?
My right side once pulled in doesn't pull back out. Its like its stuck there
So what did you do
They do that, remove it spray wd 40,fit spring for more tension
@@Levelingup8 I did the wd40. Works a bit better. Not by leaps and bound though. Nay need new ones.
I would of never figured this out, thank you.
Update: your instructions were lovely and I was able to adjust; however, no matter how I adjusted, 1 pad was rubbing. Looks like at least one pad tilted and possibly wheel wobbling out of alignment. So, taking it in to the shop lol. Thanks again!
Very well explained. It really helped me to fix the fix issue ❤
Great video. Was perfect for helping me fix my brake problems.
I have campagnolo breaks it only has a bit for an alan key is that still the same
Thanks helped at lot when working to fix a small bike for my cousin
Hello sir,
In my cycle, the right front brake gas the break shoe going below the rim. How can it be fixed?
even when i loosen it all the way it still rubs...........
@@Zesmas I just realized my wheel isn't in light with the brakes so you need to see if that's the problem (if your reading his comment a while after he made it)
Thank you! Quick helpful video that got me back on my bike
My friend I having the same problem with grandson bike, but I tried and nothing, actually the front brake is completly brake and my grandson can not ride it. Please I need your help. Thanks
Amazing w the cam angle and using a bare rim !! Thank You!!!
I did as instructed but there is still a lot of space between the brake pad and the rim. Are there any other solutions?
That is way easier than I would’ve thought.
I have brakes that look pretty much exactly like that but don't have that adjustment screw. how are people in my situation supposed to adjust the brakes?
I unscrew both sides first so there is no tension on either side and see where the pads sit. Then I tighten the side that is touching until its central. This way the two sides aren't fighting each other unnecessarily.
cool. but mine needs cleaning lubing in the pivots.
Gracias por el vídeo. Esto me ayudó mucho. Saludos desde Honduras.
Thank you ! Short and to the point ! ( Sweet !)
Neither handle bar cable or the tension adjustments seemed to work so I removed the nuts at fork of tire mount and recentered the tire and finger tightened the nuts manually and that seemed to work. Then I had to re-adjust the tension screws. At least I know what their function is now.
What do you do if this does nothing?
IV tried this on the bike I just bought and it makes no difference whats something else that could be helpful otherwise it's off to the bike shop which I really can't afford
Just what I needed! Thank you very much.
Glad it helped!
Bro You SAVED MY CYCLE!!
worked for me! awesome vid bro - thanks!
Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for! 😊✌️
Thanks for this very helpful video,sorted my sticky brakes out 👍
Glad it helped
How can be that One side of the brakes Is not moving at all?