APOLOGIES!! I COULD NOT FIND A CORRECT CATEGORY OR SUBCATEGORY SO I AM AFRAID I HAVE JUST GRABBED AT THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO HAND AND HOPE THAT I MIGHT FIND SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT CYCLES!! Something must have happened while my husband's bike was being carried on the bike carrier on our car, because when we took it off last night we found that the brake pads on the rear wheel have jammed tight onto the rim of the wheel and we don't know how to release them. There was no problem with the brakes before and there is no sign of the wheel having been buckled in any way. Alas, we do not have a manual for the bike. I am hoping that there is something very simple that we can do to remedy the situation, and I would be extremely grateful if someone could explain what we need to do!!
Most bikes have a brake cable adjustment where the cable goes into the casing from the handle and can also be adjusted by the cable at the brakes. First thing to check is some bikes have a rounded 'L' shaped metal tube that the cable comes out of that sort of clips into the brake housing. If the end of the tube pulled out of that housing and caught all that needs done is to put it back in, a very simple fix. It may be under a rubber grommit that keeps dirt and dust from getting inside the cable tubing, but the grommit slides easily on and off and stays on the cable.
Hi Moon river,
Make and model of the bike pls?
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