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From: levy@ttrdc.UUCP (Daniel R. Levy)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Squeaky Brakes Remedy
Message-ID: <446@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 13:57:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: ttrdc.446
Posted: Thu Sep 19 13:57:08 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 20-Sep-85 06:10:36 EDT
References: <2202@sdcc6.UUCP>
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Keywords: Pliers

In article <2202@sdcc6.UUCP>, ix826@sdcc6.UUCP (tim drabik) writes:
>To fix squeaky brakes, follow the suggestion of Eugene Sloane in The
>{New, All New} Complete Book of Bicycling: With pliers, gently twist
>the brake calipers so that the pads toe in slightly, that is, make
>contact on the forward end first.  If you have brakes that have this
>degree of freedom adjustable, then do the equivalent.
>
>						Tim Drabik
>						UCSD Applied Physics
>						...sdcc6!ix826

By forward end, I presume this means the end toward the front of the bike
itself (which meets the rotating rim after it has passed between the rest
of the brake pads)?  Yes I know dumb question but I want to be sure.
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