Shimano M485 brake levers

Gobs
Gobs Posts: 296
edited March 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Can the reach be adjusted on these? I've just bought a bike for my girlfriend and I can't actually reach the levers, they're way too far from the handlebars. And no. I'm not a dwarf :lol:

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  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Have you looked in the manual?
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    No reach adjust mentioned in the manual or shown on the parts breakdown.
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • stubs
    stubs Posts: 5,001
    On Shimanos there is usally an allen head screw inside the lever pivot, this is the reach adjuster. Never worked on the 485 but I know they are on all Shimanos I have ever worked on.
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  • Gobs
    Gobs Posts: 296
    stubs wrote:
    On Shimanos there is usally an allen head screw inside the lever pivot, this is the reach adjuster. Never worked on the 485 but I know they are on all Shimanos I have ever worked on.


    Perfect. Thank you. I'm now no longer scared I'll stab someone if I ride into them (that and I can reach the levers to stop. Always a bonus :lol: )

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