I SHOULD be able to do this...

[Zen]

Hey which way do you turn it? Do you use pliars? If I identified the right thingamabob, it won't turn. hmm

I dunno,turn it whichever way makes it work better, I don't think I'd use pliers. Hmmm

I had a similar sounding thing on my new bike; I thought I'd stretched the brake cable. So I took it into the lbs, waited around (since they're busy), only to have the guy show me that the quick release for the brake had gotten turned down. I bet you'd know to check that, though?

No, I was fixated on the barrel adjuster.
Shouldn't they usually be turned down and flipped up for release?