As seen on a cycling forum elsewhere, If you have BB7/5 brakes and are leaving a bike unattended for a second, you can quickly nip the brakes tight, to stop an oportune thief from jumping on and cycling off. I have Tektro Lyra brakes which would need an Allen key to lock them but still a good tip if you have BB7/5 fitted brakes and have to leave the bike for a second. Suppose if you carry a lock then its worth using it, even if only for a minute! This does not stop anyone from carrying of the bike though.
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BB7/5 Disk Brakes - top tip
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Posted 11 years ago #
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To be more specific, you would turn the fixed pad adjustment knob/allen key in until the pads press firmly on the rotor even with the brake off. Quite clever but there's one major danger - when you reset the pads you better make sure you put the fixed pad back to exactly the same position or you may suddenly find yourself without working brakes. If the pad is too far in you'll get constant rotor rub but the brake will work fine. If you put the pad too far out when you pull the lever the moving pad will have nothing to press against on the other side at will just flex the rotor. Best scenario is that the rotor jams against the inside of the calliper in a horrific cacophony of squealing and grating that will quickly ruin the disc. Worst case is the moving pad doesn't have the travel to do that and just slips pointlessly against the disc and doesn't slow you down.
Posted 11 years ago # -
Why not just hang a bike thief's corpse near your bike as a warning, like any other sane human being?
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@Uberuce: It stains my panniers and I can't just leave it at the rack I normally use at Haymarket now can I? Somebody might take it!
Posted 11 years ago # -
Why not just hang a bike thief's corpse thief's corpse near your bike's thief's corpse as a warning like any other sane human being?
Posted 11 years ago #
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