Bontrager Road Brakeset Speed LimitTM Manuel Du Propriétaire

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Brake pad holders have a front and rear. If the holder is facing the 

wrong direction, the pad could slide from the holder when the brake is 

applied. Make sure the Bontrager logo on the brake shoe holder is facing 

up and that the open end of the holder faces the rear of the bicycle.

1. Center the brake. Loosen the brake attachment 

bolt, move the brake until both pads are the same 

distance from the rim, and retighten the attach-

ment bolt to 70-85 lb•in (7.9-9.6 Nm). 

Small centering adjustments can be made by simply 

rotating the center bolt with a 6 mm allen wrench 

(Figure 8).

2. Loosen the brake pad attachment bolt.

3. Align the pad, and squeeze the brake (or the 

brake lever) to hold the pad aligned against the 

rim (Figure 9).

Toe-in prevents squealing, and is usually only needed 

with new brake pads. To achieve correct toe-in, you can put a business 

card between the rim and the trailing edge of the brake pad prior to 

holding the pad against 

the rim.

4. Tighten the pad attach-

ment bolt (Figure 10) 

to 40-60 lb•in (4.5-6.8 

Nm).

5. Repeat for the other pad.

With new cables or 

housing, ‘stretch’ the 

cables (compress the 

housing). Apply the brake fully while you ‘stroke’ 

the housing. Use your fingers to create a tighter-

radius curve in the housing, then move the curve 

back and forth along the entire length of each piece 

of housing.

Figure 0  Pad attach-
ment bolt

Figure 8  Center the brake

Figure 9- Brake pad alignment
  A: Brake pad aligned with rim surface
  B: Brake pad and rim parallel
  C: Brake pad toe-in

A

B

C

0.5-.0 mm