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3.4. Adjusting the Brake Lever Reach
With most brake systems the distance between the brake levers and the
handlebar grips is adjustable. This gives riders with small hands the con-
venience of being able to bring the brake levers closer to the handlebar.
The length of the rider’s fingers also determines how the lever position
for first brake contact should be set.
Check the point, when the brake pads touch the braking surfaces
(rim, disc). If this point is reached after the lever has only travelled a
short distance, you have to readjust the brakes after having adjusted
the brake lever reach. (See chapter “The Brake System”) Otherwise
the brake would drag already after the adjustment. If this point is,
however, reached after the lever has travelled half of its way, there is
a little play to reduce the gripping distance of the levers.
On most bikes there is a small threaded pin near the point where the
brake cable or hydraulic brake line runs into the brake lever mount.
Turn it clockwise and watch how the lever adjusts as you do so.
When you have set the levers to the desired gripping distance, be
sure to check whether there is still enough slack for the brake levers
to move a little before the brake pads hit the rims.
Adjusting the Bicycle to the Rider
3.5. Adjusting the Tilt of the Handlebars, Bar
Ends and Brake Levers
Bar ends on mountain bikes are usually fitted slightly angled.
Adjust the handlebars so that you can rest your hands on it with your
wrists relaxed and not turned outward too far.
Release the Allen bolt(s) at the bottom or front side of the stem.
Turn the handlebars to the desired position.
Make sure the handlebars are accurately centred in the stem.
In the case of stems with two or four bolts make sure the upper and
bottom slots are identical in width.
Danger:
Make sure you cannot pull
the brake levers all the way
to the handlebars. Your max-
imum braking force must be
reached short of this point!
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