Asking for advice: Bicycle brake. How to tighten this brake?

[glockman]

I just found a YouTube video. I think my old bike uses Shimano Rollerbrake...looks damn complicated piece of mechanism....

Looks different from yours. Yes, it's so complicated so not fun to ticker with. But in any case, just tighten the brake cable and you should be good to go.

 

[winners]

Looks different from yours. Yes, it's so complicated so not fun to ticker with. But in any case, just tighten the brake cable and you should be good to go.

Yes, from his own photo, I don't think his is the same as in the video. It's more likely to be those common brake lining/belt type as we had anticipated.

 

[Hightech88]

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@glockman or whoever bicycle experts...

Can advise what kind of bicycle brake system is this?

How to do maintenance for this type of brakes?

It's a bit loose, as in must press my brakes very hard to brake this back wheel brake. How to tighten this brake?

So old and rusty bike. Here is not remote village in China.

Just throw in here will solve the problem...

 

[threadfin]

Looks different from yours. Yes, it's so complicated so not fun to ticker with. But in any case, just tighten the brake cable and you should be good to go.

Done. Back wheel brakes feels better now. Then I see something funny. The sticker says "Caution: No refueling".

Refuel simi sai huh??? Why so complicated

 

[k1976]

So it has sentimental value. You should restore it, change out the rusty bits or at least polish the rust out. Lubricate the moving parts too. Glad you have a brompton, its Sturmey-Archer internal gear hub is smooth and hardy.

Polish the rust and do some paint job as a holiday project bah

 

[glockman]

Done. Back wheel brakes feels better now. Then I see something funny. The sticker says "Caution: No refueling".

Refuel simi sai huh??? Why so complicated

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Glad to know. Yeah, don't know why they would put such a sticker there. But then again, don't underestimate the stupidity of people!

 

[GOD IS MY DOG]

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@glockman or whoever bicycle experts...

Can advise what kind of bicycle brake system is this?

How to do maintenance for this type of brakes?

It's a bit loose, as in must press my brakes very hard to brake this back wheel brake. How to tighten this brake?

looking at the sad state of this bike.......................good heart lah....................let it retire liao lah..............

 

[True Believer]

If you don't have good brakes, get a good helmet.

 

[threadfin]

looking at the sad state of this bike.......................good heart lah....................let it retire liao lah..............

Can still use for short grocery or lunch trips. Don't waste. It can easily function quite comfortably over 2 to 3 mrt station distance from my home. Can easily save a lot of short distance MRT fares.

 

[spinn]

lol besterestest bike cos no buttie wanna steel

juz make sure brakes working