How to Fix Bicycles : How to Tighten the Brakes on a Bicycle

[pjdpelham]

Thank you very much



[16518ethan]

i have more vids then you

[gruenruins]

hey, thanks!

[henryman1231]

Thank you so much really helped even though I have disk brakes

[CONNER3497]

thanks alot not bad at all

[dubaiedge]

have one of my brakes back after 2 mo.= now i have 1 brake= no death downhill imminent. thank you deeply. iowa city

[risifab]

awesome. thnx

[IOnlyUseThisForMusic]

wooo no tools needed and very easy. thanks!

[ThePizzahog]

Thanks!!!

[kafridon20]

240p...we meet AGAIN !!!

[kalebtaylor567]

@kafridon20 Your trying to hard.

[MedicineManMehdi]

@kafridon20

Copy cat... we met again

[Shilboy95]

Greaat vidd man, helped alott :D Thankss a million, Greetings from Londonn!!

[Ornamexito]

Thanks.

[eltonype]

thank you very much man, I like to ride my bike, I rode it around the whole city, but I didn't know how to tight the brakes cause they were pretty loose (the rear brake), very helpful video. Greetings from Twin Falls, ID :]

[uhv2dienow]

he is a robot

[GICking]

@uhv2dienow True, but an informative robot, which is the most important thing :)

[MrTekbiz]

thanks for the video, it helped me tighten the brakes with no fuss.......only problem for me now is trying to get the pads at the right point so they dont sound like a banshee screaming.....how do i know where exactly to place the pads?

[MrJackAVFC]

hey seabass!

[MrMMohsen]

Thanks a lot for your time. You were clear and to the point. Thanks a lot :)

[KimochiMoochi]

thanks!

[catfacesilverdale]

fake and gay

[nonohino]

Thanks for the tips, real good advice

[D5MD]

just watched and it helped me fix my sons break problem, Great video.

[joustinApe]

mine breaks are different. its one of those 360 degree breaks, i think. Everything on it doesn't work. Its too loose no matter what i do.

[BigfootMTBx]

@joustinApe look up how to adjust a gyro

[hkhk96]

@joustinApe

Then look up: How to throw bike away and buy a new one.

[vgespinoza]

This video is a life safer!!

[unicornpiggy]

pretty fucking sweet man, just wanna say thanks, could have saved my life O.o

[jangoball]

Finaly a good video thanks im back to doing donuts on the street with my bmx

[luizkazuotakei]

Concise and clear! Well done!

Thanks for the help!

[4bmxbmx]

wut do u do if the brake pads r rubing call me 5755810143

[fudgeismedicine]

@4bmxbmx if theyre rubbing against the wheel there just too tight. lossen them ffrom the back like in the video.

[4bmxbmx]

@fudgeismedicine it is on 1 side tho

[TheGogoBonkersShow]

Thanks, dude. This was really helpful. First stop - my bike. Next stop - my daughter's bike which has stopped stopping almost altogether. Not safe. 

[mttdnny]

Thanks, it was really helpful

[bisgedyn]

Thanks/diolch!

[nickwario]

Wow, I didn't realize it was so easy. Excellent video! Now I can go downhill without fear again!

[iceboy1239]

@nickwario dude how old are u? my brakes dont work so practicly i have no brakes! i ride home from school at the same speed as a car going down there! 40MPH!

[PossessedTricks]

@nickwario until you pull the front brake 

[jesus1997ification]

Thank You; Very Helpful

[saxxi]

thank you

[Shafeen0506]

does this work 4 a bmx

[alwaysintosomething]

Thanks Mike, you made it very simple and the camera shoots made it very easy to follow. Thanks so much, I just bought a bike and the brakes were not working well; ut know they are fantastic.

[HipfireGames]

well...now i will actually be able to do a bunny hop...

[mwcafac91]

You just taught me how to tighten my brakes! I was using my feet to stop myself for a week! Thanks, Mike from NY

[ALopez799]

@mwcafac91 same!

[dr0pdw0rld]

red neck

[r1killen]

yes barrell aduster for end not primary way to tighten brakes...

[ROBOK2K7]

Cheers Mike you just taught me how to tighten my brakes, ive been riding all my life too so it was about time i learnt instead of blowing all my money in the local bike shop on easy fixes! cheers dude. Kev UK

[Dynamitehood]

thanks chop, that helped alot

[TheBrianweeks]

Why is it that everything i type there's an Expertvillage for it

[AUTubeN22]

cool thanks my breaks got all loosened up in the snow i didnt have a cluec where to start!

[girldetective18]

thanks man my brakes were horribly messed up. and now i can fix it myself instead of paying a machanic. -S.M.

[IbcmanKilzHoz]

0:01

[pivotchump]

thank you from africa...remember kids in africa dont have shoes but they have computers

[kqr147]

Does not talk about how to center the brakes over the wheel.

[GotTrailCred]

Great video and extremely helpful.

[kevinng100]

i have a question how can i teghen my forks cuz its moving

[jonpow61]

Well guess who has two thumbs and unnecessarily bought new brake pads...this guy...

[topgrain]

Youtube must have tweaked something that broke something else. Lots of older videos now have the captions overlaying the video in one big clump, completely blocking the view.

[bonsaitigre]

@topgrain yeah how daft is that!? you can get rid of it by clicking the cc button at the bottom of the video though.

[spyguy122]

SWEET thanks man really help me out.

[BrokenMyFinger]

great, apart from the fact i have disc brakes...

[skeeterhmcr]

dat cam

[bluenoserr]

Prairie Path Cycles, eh?. I live in a hilly city (Halifax). Do you guys even need to use brakes on the prairie? |'d just coast to a stop. :)

Thanks for the video!

[hoplite46]

you forgot the spring tension screw to align the arms

[djmixmac]

Great advice, good video

[jetflyer96]

Thank you!!! I am tired of messing around with spacers and crap! I didn't know you could tighten it like that

[CHINAMEN187]

Thanx for posting this video!!! Why the fuck didnt i think of that, that little tensioner by the break handle tightened up my brakes really well...That was so freakin easy!!!!

[Liberty2431]

One of the best expert villiage videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[greensbetter]

what r the different types of brakes



[ministerminator]

thkx awsome

[jonescalypso]

Thanks :)

[Thejeffery97]

dude u pure legend saved great deal of money so chuffed

now my bike can stop without me using my feet!

so quick to do it iv spent so many hours on my bike and i tightened my brakes perfectly with this video in the space of 5 mins!!!

great video!!!!! (Y)

[jimpaw]

shoulda explain what style brakes your adjusting..

[drmarthacastro]

Wow, great bike brake lesson. Fast, easy and to the point. Twittered it and gave you thumbs up :)

[zumie8]

this is mad useful thanx

[boazclark]

If your bike keeps playing up and you have a bit of money go buy a new one Cannondale giant or merida are pretty coool brands!

[hunkydoryorder]

Well illustrated. Worked a treat.

★★★★★

[pr4t1kg]

cool i had to press so hard to stop and now its perfect i can power slide woow

[Mod1dot4]

Are the levers controlling the wrong brakes? Rights for the front isn't it?

[litlemidget]

@Mod1dot4 no, right is back left is front. THis is standard in all bikes

[flintrat07]

very helpful thanks im going to go do that but my back brake is like snug tight to the rim so the back wheel doesn't spin im not sure if this will resolve this problem but if not can someone please tell me how?

[boxingking7]

i have mtb bike that has disc brakes how can i replace the rear disc brake for v brakes?

[Rox159th]

I tried this and I ended up completely disabling the brakes completely, but I got it fixed 'em now, thanks.

[Kuzya3k]

WOW THANK YOU!

[EmuAddict]

Thanks, no crashing into walls for me :D

[alexoulis007]

lol

btw thanks expertvillege

[pummimaster96]

@EmuAddict i crashed 2 times today cuz of the loose back brakes, first in the morning in to bushes, and when i came from school i crashed in to wall. didnt hurt (much)  :)

[101publicenemy]

thanks heaps :]

[extremekid1248]

thank u soo much ma bike brake aint working after i feel down a hill on it roflmfao!!!!!!!!!!! but again thank u!

[littlemissusbee]

Thank you!!

[AIKIKIAN]

شكرا جزيلا.

استفدة كثيرا من شرحك الجميل

thank you

was help full

[hussainh90]

thanks a lot m8 my paper rounds are a lot safer now thnx

[planbfans77]

thnx man

[ryanrankin1234]

great help

[J7GPVC]

thnx man that helped a lot

[kebruya]

that is my bike right there

[insanitylevel99]

better way loosen the barrel adjuster all the way pulling the cable tighter. then loosen the bake brake nut holding the cable. pull the cable so the brakes are keeping the wheel from spinning re tighten the bolt. then re tighten the barrel adjuster giving it more cable all the way in and spin the wheel it will be spot on.

[rbandgh3]

@insanitylevel99 I'm not sure about that. That might make the brake a little to tight, for removal purposes. I would say the loosen barrell adjuster then tighten brake almost all the way. or just use a 4th hand and a 5mm haha

[mrsuperterd]

@insanitylevel99 genius tryied it and it works you should have a video. this one fucking sucks.

[insanitylevel99]

@mrsuperterd

what of i'm a mechanic

[SuperVinsanity]

very useful

[davidimon]

Wow, i've been riding bikes for my whole life and fiddling and fixing, yet i never knew about the barrel adjuster thing!, guess that shows knowing the basics really really helps, i used to spend ages fiddling with the actual brake cable on the brake!

[2muchwatching]

THANKS!!

now my bike iz fixxed

[joker71496]

Ha i pimped my friends bike and told him it got stolen, i"ll tell him soon

[RedHelmetMan23]

awesome man!!!

[2muchwatching]

Overhauled :Bike Edition?

[cuevarap]

excelente orientación profesional, gracias

[TheIpodTouchMan2K9]

how to tighten bike disc brakes

[slickcrack]

every time i pedal my bike the chains spins but the back wheel does not get going? help.

[bmxer14]

your freewheel or casette is done you need a new one or new hub

[AnswerMeNerd]

Your Brake pads are to tight or ur tire is deformed or it could be hitting the frame, flip your bike upside down and spin the pedals

[tyko57]

Time for a new rim. Bearings are shot.

[AnthonyCreighton]

Thank a lot that helps

[ateeq24]

DUDE IM SOO FKING PISSED MY BARREL ADJUSTER SCREW IS HALF WAY OFFF IM GONNA KILL SOMEONE >:p

[lolatmyage]

youre lucky i crashed the shit out of mine and the bad thing is that its the rear brakes

[ateeq24]

suks ass

[chancerbob95]

wow i do it just like that and no one every showed me. and for BMX bikes with a gyro it depends where itds loose because it is two cables conected with the gyro but this sould tighten your brakes even with a gyro. no promisses i cant remember.

[winstonownsyou]

that didnt do shit it just broke them thanx alot

[neo3400]

then you didn't do it right!!!

[blaze1385]

is it the same thing when dealing with a bmx whith gyro spin?

[victorxb360]

Couldn't be better explaind.. Thanks :D

[kurintonsanchez]

Very helpful. thank you ...from Guam

[itsAJVD]

@kurintonsanchez from Saipan



[trunxkam45]

what about on drop brake levers? I just bought a bike from bikesdirect and everything's tightened but when I pull the levers nothing moves.

[Jak3Mac]

Is this the same for mechanical disk brakes? I have a bike with them, I'm just to lazy to walk to the garage and look.

[highroller921]

what mech. disc break do u have?

[TheMrstevie]

DUDE BLINK! And shave plz

On behalf of our eyes jk

Thanx it help

[slurpy911]

shutup u stupid hillbilly

[S0NICTHEWEREHOG]

lumber jack

[ejimenez0001]

Awesome video series on bike tuning. Good job. I like the staight to the point and the close up shots. Very nice. Thanks a lot!

ejp

[njL3o]

on my bike the way the brakes r is like when i ride it slows the bike down then stop i hate that i want it to stop the tire like for it to scid , to stop the tire completly with out slowin down first can u help me with that thanx

[BIoodThirst55]

then tighten the rear, like how it is shown in the video...

[fishin18]

if tightening the brake levers doesn't work then your brake pads are probably worn out and need to be replaced. swissstop makes really good brake pads

[dnm25]

What you describe is brake perfection. skidding is bad for your tires and for your safety, since you lose most traction when you do it. You might end up on your face. Assuming you want to skid the rear wheel (skidding the front is suicide), lean forward a bit. If that doesn't work just stop being whiny and tighten your brakes like he showed.

[IAmRetardedSquirrel]

hey thanks a million mate!

[chrispadley]

Thanks for this, appreciated saved me from getting angry any more lol

[yhhfjh]

awesome dude thx alot

[lady3096]

i think my brakes are different I can't find anything to tight them with :-(

[deweyhater]

you probably only have to you 5mm allan key, wrench, or it has a quick release. if none of those three work, sorry i cant help you that much :(

[lady3096]

thank you, they ok now

[DuelingMastery]

amazing this was exactly what i was looking for......... THANKS!!!!!!

[mexme1]

omg thank you i got a new bike n da brakes were loose n now da bak is fixed i dont care bout da front tho

[lesoy]

Thanks Mike, you really helped me out!! Good vid.

[HarvsPenzance]

This works for cable disc brakes too.

With V brakes also check that both arms of the caliper move the same amount so the blocks hit the rim at the same time. If one moves more than the other you can adjust it very simply. There is a balance adjustment screw on each caliper arm. Find the arm that moves the lesser amount and give the screw a quarter turn clockwise. Re-test the brakes, and keep screwing(!) until they move the same amount.

[BlazterX]

thanks! great video! =)

[lolplummo]

can this work for disc brakes by any chance

[chong1254]

Whoa... its Dwight Scrhute's brother from The Office. They should call this Scrhute Beets and Bikes.

[SuperStarMal]

that was so corny

[lacrosse21355]

who ever put the vidoe on is the biggest retard the person doing the vid is extremly gay what a retard

[cslapshot]

thanks man helped me out

[dragonlord442]

do yu kno how to fix thee brakes that r in da shape of a X ??? da new bmx bike brakes really?? plz reply..

[Xzibit588]

they are called u-brakes

[LazyScoutJace]

Such a helpful video! And I was thinking of going and buying NEW brakes...

[lomonosov31]

Woah. Thank you man. Today I was trying to fix my brake's and i failed. Tomorrow I am going to do this. Thank's again.

[RallyMotoXfan]

its cris from family guy

[pixuma]

thats what i thought!

[tarlachmgc]

GET OUT OF MY BRAIN!!!!

[pkmental09]

u read my mind does any1 no how 2 bleed brakes cos the over vids arent gud

[youreallysuckatlife2]

does this work on bmx?

[FinnishAirsoftplayer]

Of course i just did this!

[purecork]

brilliant! thank you for this. Ima gonna do it straight away! :D

[caitchlo]

thanks a lot

[gp4nut]

thanks dude, you just saved me some money! I always thought I needed to get some kinda impossible tension in the cable. It can be done even without pliers! Great! so easy!

[Medium0Rare]

So I got this part... but I'm not getting sufficient braking "power". They tighten but they don't squeeze the wheel enough. suggestions???

[vitorduartesnake]

replace the rubbers

[commo02]

He forgot to run the barrel adjuster on the lever back down before adjusting the cable at the brake caliper.

[percywheeler]

I was thinking the same thing.

Good Call.

Try my video at percy cycles brakes

[dobro07]

thanx :-)

[neilburtonefc]

thanks mate the bike shop by mine was going to charge me £12 But done this an now there fine

[wansryu]

Thanks

[craziestaznintown]

hey i still need a bit of help, what if your brake pad isnt parralel with your wheel rim????

[mentalmalfunction]

THANK YOU

[Sk8erKidZ66]

i GOT my haro form there =DD

[WIKTOR75]

i see a fair few videos offering usefull information on how to sey up brakes wether they be cantalever or v type brakes but theres only one problem there aint no videos offering information on how to adjust and utilise disc brakes so they work at there best does anybody know of a site or a video on here that shows this as i would like my disc brakes to work at there best

[tmd41]

thank you so much. i had no brake and i couldnt ride it for a week!

[adoheissen]

very helpful! tnx for posting!!

[joaquin4048]

thnx man that was a helpfull video

[kona65734]

what about disk brakes?