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Originally Posted by Sliver
Hey so my daughter's mountain bike has lever brakes that squeeze onto a rim. Like the ones in this video:
I swear I've done everything I can to adjust her brakes, but the hand lever is still maxing out against her handle grip and not giving enough stopping power. Is it possible I need a new cable? New pads? What's the next step if this is happening?
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Is it lack of travel or cable stretch?
If the brake pads aren’t close enough to the rim you don’t have enough travel. So if you pull the lever and the brake doesn’t engage the rim until have way or more through the range of travel you need to adjust the pads closer.
If the brakes engage early when you pull the lever but don’t really increase in stopping power as you apply more force you have a stretch problem.
If it’s stretch replace the cable otherwise it’s adjustments.