Quote Originally Posted by Kathi View Post
Adjusting the "play" in you brakes makes a difference also. It drives the mechanics nuts.

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I do this too, though I'm mostly my own mechanic these days so it doesn't drive me nuts.... I keep them a little loose 1. so that if I startle in a race and unconsciously squeeze the brakes a little I'm not actually braking and 2. so that I can actually have the brake levers in a bit on a steep descent (thereby allowing me to have my hands fully around them and ready to brake) without actually braking.
They are not so loose as to be dangerous. I have plenty of braking power, its just that they are not in so close that the tiniest movement throws the brakes full on.