Nice tip. Also, take the brake off the frame post and clean and lubricate the arm where the coil spring and the little pin sticks into the frame because the end of the spring needs to swivel inside somewhere. Somehow it helped by cleaning in there to get the brake arm to swivel back and forth better. Does anyone else know specifics?
On Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 6:13:17 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > Hi, > > Here's a little tip for anyone else running cantilever brakes such as the > CX70s that use a linear spring. > > I was having trouble with the arms not springing back once the brake lever > had been released. After ages of faffing about, the mechanic at the bike > shop diagnosed and solved the problem in about 3 minutes. > > Apparently, the linear springs can lose their tension over time. The trick > is to pop it off the retaining tab, and wedge a screwdriver between the > brake arm and the spring and slowly/gently bend it back in the opposite > direction. This re-tensions the spring and gets the brakes away from the > rim again (cf. photo below). > > Just thought I'd share this tip as I see a bunch of people use these kinds > of brakes here and you might have encountered the same problem. > > [image: 20241214_112016.jpg] > > PS Apparently it works for v-brakes too. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/381493a8-4934-45e2-97dd-5e7e70fab666n%40googlegroups.com.
