Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Brakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

Here's how fifteen minutes of my morning went, trying to fix last night's brake problem:

Spin the wheel, squeeze the brake lever.
Nothing happens. Adjust the barrel.
Spin the wheel, squeeze the brake lever.
Nothing happens. Adjust the barrel more.
Spin the wheel, squeeze the brake lever.
Nothing happens. Adjust the barrel the other way.
Spin the wheel, squeeze the brake lever.
Nothing happens. Adjust the barrel back to where it started.

Spin the wheel, squeeze the brake lever.
Nothing!! Freaking!! Happens!!

Trace the cable back under the box, up to the handlebars, and out to the lever on the opposite side from the one I was squeezing.

D'oh!

The bakfiets runs the front brake to the right lever, and the rear brake to the left. I did not know this an hour ago.

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