shoddy bicycle service?
Here's the scenario: a few months ago the back brakes on my bike suddenly locked against the wheel and I couldn't figure out why so I took it to halfords for a repair. they repaired it but a week later the same thing happened, so I took it in again and they repaired it again. about 2 months later the same thing happened again so I took it in and this time after repairing it the guy told me a way to stop it from happening by turning this screw at the back if it seemed like it was going to happen again. so sure enough about a month later the back brakes started chafing against the wheel again so I turned this screw and it made it worse, so I took it in for repair AGAIN, and they assured me it was okay. went out for a early morning cycle today and the same thing's happened AGAIN. back brakes locked against the wheel, had to virtually drag the bike back.
firstly wtf is going on? and secondly does anyone reckon I should demand a free repair this time (cost about ?17 each repair so far).
firstly wtf is going on? and secondly does anyone reckon I should demand a free repair this time (cost about ?17 each repair so far).
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repair work should come with a gaurentee, or at least an explaination why it wont.
just ask to speak to the manager that usally gets the free stuff flowing. :p
bike is a ?350 subway btw, not some old banger. can't figure out why the same thing keeps occuring
Isn't there a small, independent, bike shop you can go to? I use local independent place and they offer a much better service than a big national chain.
If it is it sounds like the cable end where the screw is flattened and so slipping through the screw your tightening...have em put a new cable on it. when the cable comes free the brakes are applied (on spring action)....which also fits in with the screw tightening thing..just sounds like either the screw keeps vibrating loose or the cable is worn and so the screw is not tightening enough on it.
if it's just the screw coming loose stick some of that red screw locking liquid on it.
This vid might help if you don't know your wishbone from your ankle..
yeah, just phoned them to explain the situation and didn't get any kind of apology, just "can you bring it in tomorrow". might not next time - I got the bike from them in the first place though, so always tend take it back there
You got drum brakes on your subway? They are trickier than regular brakes to service, and I wouldn't trust them to get it right.
A silly question but did you try turning this screw the other way?
True, ill see how it goes
Don't even know if they're drum brakes, basically know zero about bikes tbh. Took it in earlier, When I get it back ill ask them to write down exactly what the problem is/was anyway
You have to hold the brakes open manually by pulling the steel rope tight, holding the brakes open and then tightening the screw...you only need 3 arms to do this, easy.
The screw that sets the torque on the steel rope needs to be loosened, the brakes held open in position, the steel rope pulled tight and then the holding screw tightened to hold the rope in place with the brakes in the open position.
They go by either name over here, where, yes, amazingly enough English is also spoken.
English is such a versatile language.
Yep..made of steel rope.
Of course here in the civilized world we use hydraulics...I'm just trying to remember back to the dark ages.
They do! :lol:
Unca Clivey already owns the patent on that idea.
Why have a C5 when you can have a Segway!
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Fatists.
lefty loosey* .. righty tighty... otherwise you will case the earth to implode (apparently)
*not to be confused with a lucy who is politically inclined
The halfords guys must know all this though cause they always manage to get it working, it just keeps going wrong again...
If it's a new bike /brake cable it will stretch with use, that might be why it's needed to be adjusted, should settle down when it's stretched.
really? you could tell?
all it shows to me is beanz cant draw lol
That was after 5 Shocktop Belgian Whites and it's using Picasso's style, philistine.
^ Pablo working on his Mountain bike brakes.
I've entered some kind of portal into the twilight zone here obviously