9.6
Adjusting the Brakes
There are two types of adjustment for the brake pads: initial setup and minor adjustment.
9.6.1 General Overview
Gocycle’s brakes are a floating rotor, mechanical calliper design. The calliper is actuated by a wire cable that
connects to the brake levers. When the brake lever on the handlebar is pulled, the wire cable activates a mechanism
that pushes ONLY one ‘moving’ inner side brake pad towards the disk rotor. When this occurs, the disk rotor will
move sideways, or ‘float’, until it is pushed against the fixed outer side brake pad. Depending on the force used at
the brake lever, the disk rotor will be slowed down or even stopped from rotating as the pressure between the
moving inner and fixed outer brake pads increases.
Adjusting the brakes to give the right performance is a combination of adjusting the moving inner brake pad
position (adjusted at the brake lever on the handlebars) and the fixed outer brake pad position (adjusted at the brake
calliper.)
See the images at the end of this section for descriptions of key parts and adjustments.
Initial Setup
1. We recommend that you turn the Gocycle upside down and rest it on the seat and handlebar to perform
this setup.
2. Loosen the brake barrel adjuster lock nut.
3. Turn in the brake lever barrel adjuster to the position shown (all the way ‘in’).
4. Turn out stationary brake pad adjuster as shown.
5. Spin wheel by hand.
Did you hear any rubbing of the moving inner brake pad against the disk rotor? If yes, proceed to step 6. If
no, turn out brake lever barrel adjuster one full turn and go to step 5.
6. Turn out the brake lever barrel adjuster one-half turn, and then tighten the lock nut. You have now set the
position of the moving inner brake pad. The key is to have this moving inner brake pad as close to the
rotor as possible without having it touch the rotor. NOTE: If the moving inner brake pad is new, it may
not be possible to adjust it so that it does not rub on the rotor. This is not a dangerous situation, and
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