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WARNING: You must adjust the front and rear brakes as written before you ride the bicycle.
1. Put the brake shoes in the correct position:
- Loosen the nut [7] of each brake shoe
- Adjust each brake shoe so it is flat against the rim and aligned with the curve of the rim
- Make sure each brake shoe does not rub the tire
- If the surface of the brake shoe has arrows, make sure the arrows point toward the rear of the
bicycle
- Hold each brake shoe in position and tighten the nut.
2. Test the tightness of each brake shoe:
- Try to move each brake shoe out of position
- If a brake shoe moves, do Step 1 again, but tighten the nut tighter than before
- Do this test again, until each brake shoe does not move.
3. Stretch the cable:
- Hold both brake shoes against the rim
- Loosen the cable clamp
- Pull the cable tight and tighten the cable clamp
WARNING: Do not overtighten the cable clamp. Overtightening the cable clamp may cut
the cable and cause injury to the rider or to others.
- Squeeze each brake lever firmly 20 times
- Hold both brake shoes against the rim and loosen the cable clamp
- Pull the cable tight and tighten the cable clamp.