Razors Edge ★ Posted June 25, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 25, 2020 A couple weekends ago I went MTBing with my buddy. About a quarter way into the ride, I noticed the front brake (old school rim brakes) was getting soft, so I did a little tension adjustment and kept riding. A little later, soft again! As we were turning around to head home, <bloink> the brake cable snapped at the connector point on the front brake. So, already riding a MTB with less than stellar braking performance, I was stuck riding home through similar terrain as the ride out, but this time with no front brake to use. Not being @Dirtyhip (who likely laughs at using the brakes!), I was - to say the least - at a significant disadvantage to my buddy who is a longtime MTBer with a nice Spec full suspension bike and superior disc brakes. Luckily, for all the downhills, there were uphills, and there I more than make up for my descending ineptitude and tentativeness Got the cables in the mail a few days later and the bike is back to full strength and ready for this weekend. I did only fix the front, so I still need to inspect and/or proactively replace the rear cables. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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