A few questions 1st for us to help u better
#1 Rim or disc brake? either way could be the pads touching rim/disc rotor making resistance high
Hi batuchka,
I am sooooooo fortunate today to have encountered an uncle who happen be an expert and he fixed it for me free of charge. I surely need to buy him something to show my appreciation the next time I see him.
Based on your #1, I used allan key to loosen one metal part which releases the brake pads’ grip on the rotating wheel. That was the cause of making the bike “too heavy to ride”. My ride suddenly becomes much smoother. Although some parts of the journey requires me to exert more energy to move, the resistance becomes easier to overcome and no longer paralyzing until I cannot even move. I guess lower end models are not suitable for riding on ascending roads.
But then, the brake pad becomes loosely dangling and then I realize that my hind brake handle becomes not so effective, but still alright and working. The loosening affects the brake cable positioning which in turn affects the brake handle.
So I asked this uncle, who happens to be at void deck, “is it alright to leave the brake pads dangling like this?”. Due to his “kiasee”ness, he has all the tools on his bike, and he spent about 20-30 minutes slowly doing the alignment to get the best combination, using his tools.
One brake pad is attached to the lower part of a vertical metal. One vertical metal appears on each side of the wheel, total of 2. Horizontal metal cable connects the top part of these 2 vertical metals. On this whole structure that I described, there are several adjustable points. Some are adjusted with allen key and one is adjusted with screwdriver. The horizontal cable is also adjustable. Adjusting one point affects the positioning of other points which will also affect the hind brake handle. As I am not technical student during my school days, I could not understand the whole structure when observing him performing the adjustments. But I feel I should learn a bit of the simple stuff so that in future I can DIY if the need arises, instead of depending on the repair shop.
I am not sure if you can visualise my description above, but doesn’t matter, problem is solved. Nevertheless, thanks so much for your thoughtfulness and willingness to help. Good night