Bike repair basics: Installing and adjusting road brakes

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Bike repair basics: Installing and adjusting road brakes

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Jun 23, 2020
Lennard Zinn

Keep your brakes tuned for reliable stopping power—using just one or two tools.

Read the full article at Bike repair basics: Installing and adjusting road brakes on VeloNews.com.

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Written by Lennard Zinn
As a frame builder, Lennard Zinn has been designing and building custom bicycles for over 42 years; he founded Zinn Cycles in 1982 and co-founded Clydesdale Bicycles in 2017. His Tech Q&A column on Substack follows his 35-year stint as a technical writer for VeloNews (from 1987 through 2022). He is a former U.S. National Cycling Team member and author of many bicycle books including Zinn and the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance, Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance, and The Haywire Heart. He holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Colorado College.