I don't remember your username so I'm just putting this out there.

Last week I tightened my disk brakes, specifically at the cables. They had gotten to the point I had to pull the levers all the way to the handlebars and were still feeling weak.

After a little adjusting (I made the front one a little too tight at first) they started feeling great, but this morning on the way to work they started feeling really weak again, like they were barely engaging. Only this time, the levers don't go all the way to the handlebars, the travel distance is the same as when they were doing fine, so it's not that the cable has slipped.

I don't want to over-speculate since I haven't really done this sort of thing before, but I'd appreciate advice on things to check. My workplace has a ton of tools I can borrow if need be.

    • Rem [she/her]
      hexagon
      ·
      4 years ago

      dallasw sent me a video that gave me a flash of inspiration. Going to try one last thing, I think I might have fucked up something with the caliper's lever arm when I first tightened the brake.