Dragging Brake Pad

[KnottedYet]

Bike Brake Haiku.

right brake pad dragging
three adjustments. which one works?
spring tension set-screw


Adjusted the set-screw so the spring tension would pull the arm off the rim again when I let go of the brake lever. Feel so studly now.... Went back to "undo" the fiddling I did on the cable barrel and the attachment bolt, tested it a couple times in my living room, then did my ride to work and back. Brakes worked fine!

[DebW]

Congratulations. How convenient, a set screw to adjust the spring tension.

[KnottedYet]

Ain't that just peachy? And I had no idea how to do ANYTHING with my brakes until this lil' problem popped up, and then I had to do some research and learned something in the process. (and fixed my brakes to my satisfaction! )

DebW: I saw in your profile you are an atmos sci. Who do you work with? My ex is an atmos sci, too. Now with the Forest Service doing fire weather.

[DebW]

DebW: I saw in your profile you are an atmos sci. Who do you work with? My ex is an atmos sci, too. Now with the Forest Service doing fire weather.

I work for a small private research firm but have collaborations with a few university and government scientists. I do modeling of stratospheric chemistry, transport, and aerosols. Predicting ozone trends and changes in ozone due to CFCs, aircraft, volcanoes. Comparing measurements of various trace gases and aerosol properties with model predictions. There are some recent indications that large boreal forest fires at mid and high latitudes may inject aerosols and trace gases directly into the lower stratosphere via pyrocumulus convection. Does your ex know Mike Fromm at NRL?