Calliper brakes: adjustment

Calliper brakes are found on road bikes. For best performance, these brakes must be adjusted so that your wheel will run cleanly between the blocks without touching either block.

However, the blocks must be close enough so that when you pull the lever the blocks bring the wheel to a stop when the brake lever is somewhere near the middle of its travel. You shouldn’t be able to pull the brake-lever back far enough to touch the handlebars. This means you haven’t got enough power to bring the bike safely to a stop. Some prefer a little bit of movement of the levers before the brake blocks bite as it means they can get a proper grip on the lever. This adjustment will only work if the wheels are aligned centrally in the frame. Check that the gap between the tyre and the frame or fork is the same on either side of the wheel and realign the wheel…

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