I went for a lunchtime ride yesterday and didn't get far...
At the bottom of my street I pulled the front brake, stopped, set off, turning right... hang on, no I didn't. The bike wouldn't move as the front brake was stuck on. The brake on the handlebar, when pulled back, stuck there. I could pull it back out and the brake released, but it was stiff as hell.
I pulled it back off then rode back to my house using back brake only to take a further look.
I applied some WD40 to the lever and worked it in, released the nut that controls the tension a little, and it was smooth and fine again. Wary, I did some laps and lots of test braking, checking it again before going for a ride.
This makes me think a couple of things - one is that my CBT instructor's check list before setting off is perhaps a good idea after all - amongst them was 'check your brakes work'. Imagine if the problem hasn't been them working too well, but not working at all? I could have flown straight into traffic!
The second thing I wonder is, did I repair it correctly/enough?
At the bottom of my street I pulled the front brake, stopped, set off, turning right... hang on, no I didn't. The bike wouldn't move as the front brake was stuck on. The brake on the handlebar, when pulled back, stuck there. I could pull it back out and the brake released, but it was stiff as hell.
I pulled it back off then rode back to my house using back brake only to take a further look.
I applied some WD40 to the lever and worked it in, released the nut that controls the tension a little, and it was smooth and fine again. Wary, I did some laps and lots of test braking, checking it again before going for a ride.
This makes me think a couple of things - one is that my CBT instructor's check list before setting off is perhaps a good idea after all - amongst them was 'check your brakes work'. Imagine if the problem hasn't been them working too well, but not working at all? I could have flown straight into traffic!
The second thing I wonder is, did I repair it correctly/enough?
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| Later, the same day, Littledale. |
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