Tire changing/Wheel removal

[Catrin]

I did get it - but the only way to get it was to release the rear brake caliper...and now I can't get the rear brake cable back on $&*#. A friend has said I can drop by their house this afternoon while he and his wife are doing yard work and he will look at it.

If this does turn out to be a pure hand-grip issue then will have to find some way of dealing with this. I WAS able to get the tire back on the wheel with my hands only so they can't be THAT weak

[PamNY]

I did get it - but the only way to get it was to release the rear brake caliper...and now I can't get the rear brake cable back on $&*#. A friend has said I can drop by their house this afternoon while he and his wife are doing yard work and he will look at it.

If this does turn out to be a pure hand-grip issue then will have to find some way of dealing with this. I WAS able to get the tire back on the wheel with my hands only so they can't be THAT weak

I have this problem, too, with linear pull brakes. I wonder if there's a type of brake that's easier to release/reattach? If so, I would change just for that reason.

[Catrin]

I can get the calipers against the wheel without a problem, I cannot get the cable to stretch quite far enough to go into the tab - I really had to loosen it a lot to get it to release in the first place...

I doubt my LBS would charge anything, but I am unsure they have mechanics on Sunday. I will run it by my friends house first and see what he & his wife thinks - if I have to drop it off at the LBS I will, but it would be a shame to have to leave it at the store for such a small thing.

I AM considering eventually converting to v-pull long-reach linear brakes on this bike if I like them on the Gunnar. This won't be any time soon, but I don't if that would help this particular kind of problem.

[hebe]

Yay on getting the wheel out and back in! I'm sure once you have the last bit sorted it will be a piece of cake in future (I haven't done this yet )

[Catrin]

Everything is now sorted out My friend walked me through the entire rear-wheel-removal-replacement-brake-issue process again and I finally realized what I was doing incorrectly with the brake cable. I was, apparently, trying to "snap" it in/out of the tab rather than just lifting/moving it. I found it also helps to stand with one knee against one of the calipers to hold it against the rim.

I DID swing my bike by the LBS for a quick safety check considering how much work I did with the brake cable adjustment - really more for peace of mind than anything. It was fine, and no charge