Bike Repair Tips and Tricks

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Is this normal? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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We got this bike for my nephew, but this piece of plastic between the shifter and the brake puts the brake so far away that even i as an adult can only reach it with one finger

The piece seems to be connected to the shifter.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You can bring the resting position of the brake lever closer to the handlebar by turning this screw clockwise. The brake lever looks a bit short for my taste, it's probably not designed for use with that type of shifter. But with a bit of adjustment it should still be usable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thank you, If nothing else works i will do that at least.