![]() ![]() Since the power of the brake is directly related to the ratio between how far the lever moves and how far the pads move, and a single-sided brake caliper has to allow for pad wear, a brake with 2-sided adjustment can be made more powerful than one with single sided adjustment. If the pad only adjusts one side, the pad has toove the running clearance, plus however much you've worn off the non-adjustable pad. If the pads adjust both sides, the pads only have to move 2 x the running clearance. ![]() ![]() If you adjust using the cable adjuster, you are using up the lever throw.Īfter enough cable adjustment, you'll either hit the end stop, or pull the cam over the top, in either case losing braking force. If you adjust using the pad adjuster, you've always got the full throw of the caliper lever arm available to move the pad. ![]()
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