Brakes Brake shoe adjustment

[danlandberg]

Do you adjust the leading (rear) or the trailing (front) to touch the rim first? They squeak when braking!!! I can't remember.

 

[a/c man]

Adjust so that the leading edge touches first ever so slightly..(look about 1/2 way down the page) http://sheldonbrown.com/canti-trad.html[


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[loquin]

a/c man: per the Sheldon Brown link you posted above, the front (trailing) edge of the shoes should touch slightly before the rear...

 

[a/c man]

Thanks for clarifying that. My problem is that I always ride my bike backwards!!

 

[vegaspaddy]

squeaking is a good sound in my book, its when they stop squeaking thats when you have to worry !!!!!!!!!