little boys brakes

crispy1980
crispy1980 Posts: 310
edited January 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi all, we bought our little lad a dawes blowfish for Christmas and whilst he loves it I am having problems getting the brakes right. I've adjusted it to death until the blocks are sitting just off the rims but they still stent great. If I pull the levers the wheels will lock up but do require a lot of force and can still be rotated. The little lad can barely stop. Do they need a period to bed in? His old bike had the same style brakes and he had no issue with them?

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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Check the cable runs and brakes mounts are well greased, and consider letting the bolt that mounts them out a 1/4 turn, as this also controls the tension in them to some degree, loosening it should take some of the strain out of pulling them hard. This will hopefully free them up a little and make them easier on him.
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