100% I just started biking, had a crash and was happy that the levers moved and didn't snap

Nah I dont like levers moving when I squeeze hard. Also im using sram codes which are... like... the most unbreakable levers. So I should be good

Yeah I bent mine today and went over the bars

Learned that trick decades ago in the Arizona desert riding dirt bikes.

If I have guide R brakes can I just buy the levers/mastercylinder with the bite point adjust built into it? The same ones on this bike in the video?

Adjustable lever tension has been a feature for a decade. Adjustable lever reach is a recent feature. None of my bikes seem to have that feature.

Ivo Roilev for sure! I set everything up in my attack position: bar rotation, brake levers, suspension sag. All that stuff needs to be optimized there, not for seated and cranking back up the mountain!

Welcome dude, take it from me- learn to crash😬

Most brakes have adjustable lever tension as well. Middlemen don't want you to know this feature. Spring tension IS adjustable.

Middlemen not doing their job again.

My cheap brakes make me use 2 sometimes 3 haha

Shin Mon Latt do whatever works for you. but the reasoning is that you should have as many fingers on the grip as possible while still being able to safely operate the brakes.

Feels bad

Sounds like 45 degrees would work pretty perfect for you! When you hit the park and get onto the steep techy trails pop the levers up a bit and see how you like it! That should push your elbows up a little bit and help you stay in an aggressive stance over the rear wheel! I find that helps with me monster trucking through everything!

Adjust the spring tension. Adjust the percentage of braking performance. 50 50 braking performance. 60 40 braking performance. 70 30 braking performance. If you Don't have a feature demand it gets installed.

Whatever Shimano fanboy. Your statement may have been true 7 years ago, but since Avid changed to SRAM their brakes are just as good if not better than the Shimano's. Quit spreading lies.

@@th_js Your point would be valid if the OP said "in my opinion", but he didn't and neither did you white knight.

sram shifting and sram braking.

i prefer shimano for shifting and breaking

Opposite for me

Its the job of the middleman to speak to you and create a culture and a city. Destroying culture and robbing customers, is NOT business. Its antisocial anticity anti business. You MUST kick them out of their positions. Get them out of business, out of your life.

Thanks for the kind word!! Glad I could help!!

Don't accept terrible abuse from salesmen. Demand to know what you're buying.

Now go back to the salesman and smash him in the face for wasting your life with their products cause they abused you. They're antisocial and they robbed and abused you.

Terrible customer service world wide. That's the bike industry. Terrible customer abuse. Daylight robbery.

Terrible customer service. The whole industry is full of ripping off the customer. The average bike owner knows very little about their bike and were sold the wrong bike and paid way too much. This whole industry needs a foot up the arse and made to apologize. I got told 6 lies last week from salesmen. I didn't buy any of them but they Don't care. They're IMMUNE to customers defending themselves. We boycott shops for 30 years but they keep staying in business. They have to be dealing in a second secret business. Every customer hates Cecil Walker cycles but they keep staying in business and NEVER change. All profit is removed from the company and it never gets bigger or displays the money. Lie after lie year after year decade after decade.

Why do these manufacturers sign contracts with all these crooked salesmen? Why would they want their customers to know nothing about the products? Why hand over money for stuff with NO communication about the products? You still haven't been told the spring tension IS adjustable. Salesman Don't want you to know about all the features you're buying. They're trying to create caos so they can rob you of most of your money.

Glad it was helpful!

So you too have middlemen crooks in your area too. Don't ever accept terrible abuse from salesmen. Talk back at them. Yell at them! You'll make them quit and get great customer service. Don't hand them money until you get told about the features etc.

BboyFlimsy nope as long as you don’t loosen the wrong bolts!

This whole industry is abusing the customer. Middlemen tell you nothing. Its called culture mining. Don't educate the customer about anything and rob them of all their money.

Just uploaded a new video with in-depth GRIP2 fork setup! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ep-mprJ50tPRoKM.html

TIP: use plasti-dip (not the spray ,the liquid can) instead. WAY BETTER grip then heatshrink. I use yellow on all my bikes for ez lever locating in the dark

@@crabtrap You need help locating the levers in the dark?!

@@richardjones2811 sometimes, i use no lights on dirt trails when i ride.

You're kinky bastard 😂😂😂

Amateur i use 10

20+ years 3 and 4 vingers were normal

4 fingers and a thumb👍🤣

After I slapped some Ergon GE1's on , the design allows your hand a much better grip while using a finger on the brake lever.....that was a surprise

Long time no see Patrick! Honestly, I'd have to see the brake to diagnose what is going on. As pads wear down in Shimano brakes, the fluid will well up in the calipers leaving space in the levers. You might just need to do a quick lever bleed. We'll be doing a video of this in the near future!

great thanks Mike, they are shimano...ill keep a look out for that next video...i stopped by recently but the shop was closed...ill stop in soon to check out the new place...

Sounds great we'll see ya then! Tuesday-Friday 10-6!

Tom Clark free stroke is kind of a gimmick. I’ve messed around with it a ton and it doesn’t really make a difference(for shimano at least)usually when I don’t like the engagement point I’ll swap the pads or rotors. Doesn’t happen a lot but like once a season.

ricotrout13 that’s how I run them

Hey Clinton! Without a reach adjustment on the brake levers, it's hard to really dial in your lever location. The best you can do is get a perfect bleed on it to keep the lever from pulling in too much! -Tor

@@TheLostCo I'm using a mechanical system though

Mechanics discs often don't offer good adjustments. I have Avid BB7 on my hardtail, these have the red knobs on the calipers that bring the pads closer to the rotor (independent of the cable tightness adjustment), these are very useful. However if the rotor is not true, it's almost impossible to get a pleasantly short lever throw. Solution: buy a rotor truing tool and learn how to use it. Also, align the caliper properly.

Some brakes have a contact point adjustment. For hydraulic brakes, make sure the brakes are properly bled. Air in the system will cause the symptom you're describing. For mechanical brakes, you have to reduce cable slack and/or bring the pads closer (e.g. on Avid BB7, as the brake pads wear, you have to bring the pads closer to the rotor, by turning the red knobs on the calipers clockwise by 1 click on both sides, this is also done on initial adjustment, until you get the desired result).

Scary!!! Glad you're ok!

gaurav singh new cable and housing

He mentions that he doesn't tighten the levers so much that they can't be rotated. So, you adjust the distance, tighten the bolts just enough that they don't move with normal usage, but can be moved with a firm push. This helps prevent damage in a crash, but it also allows you to adjust your levers angle at any time, tool-free.

No problem Mark! Keep on shredding out there 🤙 -Tor

How do you sorted when they start biting?

lol no, you can go over the bars

Agree fully, Velke. Over the rear wheel is not "PRO". It unweights your front wheel and causes washout. Centered over the bottom bracket with seat dropped out of the way is Pro.

Could be a couple of different things there (pads need replaced, brakes need bled, bite point needs adjusted). Give us a call and we can better assist you! (360) 306-8827

Adjust the lever tension feature. Adjust the percentage of braking performance. 60 40 front and rear. Adjust the brakes to the situation. Buy multiple bikes and tune them to different situations.

Your calipers may need adjusted, but it's hard to say without knowing more. Give us a call as (360) 306-8827, we are happy to help diagnose this!

An interesting discovery - the problem described above relates to pulling the shifter rather than pushing it- is designed to work both ways. ...so the problem is less apparent if you push rather than pull to shift down to a higher gear.