Have I set my brakes up wrong on my Kona ??

[Woodyuk]

Hi All

I am having real problems with my rear brake on my Kona...
Front brake is perfect but back brake is very sloppy/slugish and I can not correct it to get a clean crisp braking?
This is my first Kona with the brake seat clamp... Have I got the right one? was there one for V brake and one for Canti?
or am I missing something here ??
Any help appreciated ...

 

[tumshie]

I'd say that is meant for v breaks. Not that I have seen a set up like that before!

 

[jimo746]

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I'm no expert, but do you not need one with a cable stop on it?
Looks like you just have cable liner running the whole way from front to back, making the straddle cable at the rear all off-centre.

 

[al-onestare]

First off - OOOOOOOOOOOOO - is that a 94 Hot? LOVELY!

Secondly, it's defo set for canti's not V's. I'm afraid that's where my level of expertise stops (!) All I would say is that the straddle, in fact the brake line as well, look very loose. There's no tension. Those cables should be taunt and straight, not saggy.

 

[al-onestare]

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I'm no expert, but do you not need one with a cable stop on it?

Nope, that's why there's the dog collar / cable guide.

 

[jimo746]

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Or it may just be the way it's set up.
See this Dog Collar....

 

[Woodyuk]

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@al-onestare Yep its a HOT
Just not getting it out much due to the rear brake :facepalm:

Nearly stripped the brakes yesterday and was going to add Magura or v brakes ... but thought I would ask on here first to see if I can resolve the issue...

@ al-onestare yes Cable is very loose ...
Could it be that the dog collar should not be straight at the back but at an angle?

@jimo746
Yep that dog collar makes the brake cable look tighter and straight

 

[jimo746]

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Could it be that the dog collar should not be straight at the back but at an an angle?

That may be it, easy enough to adjust it and see.

 

[Minifreak]

Can you put more tension into the arms by moving the tension spring into a higher hole on the frames brake bosses/ tightening the adjuster screws?

I echo the lovely bike comments

 

[ishaw]

I think if you cut your outer cable and add the end cap that should stop the outer cable running through and the inner should bend more, giving a cleaner line to the chill pill.

Might be worth flipping it with the bolts the other side of the seat tube to see if that makes a difference too?