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  1. Ed1
    Member

    I came home on the last train from Edinburgh tonight my bike was first in the rack then 3 other people appeared. When I got of the train I noticed my front brake was not working.

    The front brakeset where the cable connects is bend out of shape, it may have been weakened when I adjusted it on Saturday before i cycled to fife, I don't know.

    What I wondered is do I need an extract replacement part. I have a 2014 pinnacle lithium 1 it has Brakeset:
    Tektro 837AL V but i see evens does not sell this brakeset.

    Will other brakesets fit?

    I can still connect the break but the slightest pressure upwards it comes of, where it connects is bent out of shape The gator has also spit.

    So my question is, are the brakeset mountings unique on a bike or will other sets fit. The pinnacle lithium is quite a budget bike so don't mind paying more to fix and getting a better part.

    http://www.evanscycles.com/products/pinnacle/lithium-one-2014-hybrid-bike-ec054690?country=GB&currency=GBP&gclid=CPaA2uz5p8ECFZTLtAodanEAIg&gclsrc=aw.ds

    Posted 10 years ago #

  2. Cyclops
    Member

    Any set of V-brakes should fit.

    However from your description I'm unsure what exactly is broken and you may not need a new brake set. Is it the noodle (the curved metal tube the cable goes through before it clamps to the brake)? If so, you just need to buy a new one of those - again any make will fit and for the front brake you'l likely need one with a 90 degree bend.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  3. Ed1
    Member

    I had to look up the parts names in pictures as my first bike.

    Its called the noddle holder, or cable bridge in some diagrams. Its the not the noodle the part that quick releases, its bent out of shape so the noodle does not locate tightly. So it quick releases with the slightest pressure. The rubber gator also split.

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=bike+parts+brakes+diagram&rlz=1C1KMZB_enGB570GB570&espv=2&biw=1360&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=_u86VIK5B9Hg7Qb_vYDwBw&ved=0CCMQsAQ#facrc=_&imgdii=eyR6f5Xpu58uLM%3A%3BkgKbgr633YRrsM%3BeyR6f5Xpu58uLM%3A&imgrc=eyR6f5Xpu58uLM%253A%3BRylk4pFeOrGJJM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fupload.wikimedia.org%252Fwikibooks%252Fen%252F3%252F33%252FBrake_Drawing_3.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fen.wikibooks.org%252Fwiki%252FBicycles%252FMaintenance_and_Repair%252FBrakes%252FAdjusting_Rim_Brakes%3B246%3B231

    Posted 10 years ago #

  4. Snowy
    Member

    Hi Ed1, like Cyclops I'm wondering if you can describe in more detail the bit which is bent. Many v-brake parts are replaceable without replacing the whole brake set.

    That said, I've got a single set of Avid Single Digit Ti brakes which have been sitting doing nothing for the last few years, which you'd be welcome to have (offer open to all CCE'ers obviously). Essentially, these.

    Posted 10 years ago #

  5. chdot
    Admin

    "the part that quick releases, its bent out of shape"

    These *can* be squeezed back with a pair of pliers.

    But

    If that easy to bend, better with better.

    Could try Bike Station first - drawer full (some might be OK).

    Posted 10 years ago #

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