How To Fix Bike Brake Pad Rubbing On Rim

If you Have caliper brakes on your bicycle, and one of the brake pads is rubbing on the wheel, while the other brake pad is not touching the wheel, this video shows you how to center your caliper brakes on your bike so that neither one of the pads is rubbing the wheel. Bicycle caliper brakes have spring tension adjustment built into the calipers, and you can turn a screw to change the tension on your brake caliper, which will move the brake pad away from the wheel. If you adjust the brake spring tension so that it is even on both brake pads, then both of them will not rub on the wheel when you’re not pulling on the brake lever. It takes a little bit of time to adjust your brake pads on your Bicycle so that the brake pads don’t drag on the rim, but you can do it if you have a little bit of time and patience. Once your brake pads are centered, they will not drag on your bike wheel or rim, and the brakes will work properly when you need to stop.

[josephdalton]

Thank you for this. Love when people post to-the-point videos for people, not drawn out useless ramblings for the algorithim.

[graceanthony]

Your video was EXCELLENT. For a long time I was looking at diagrams trying to figure out how to stop my front brakes from binding but after looking at your brief concise video, I was able to fix the problem in under 2 minutes. Thanks a whole bunch. I need more people like you in my life, competent and to the point. Excellent job, thanks again.

[fredmartens]

Thank you! Brief, to the point, accurate and very very helpful :)

[Hellserch]

Lifesaver. I’ve been riding bikes all my life and this little Fox is the one I’ve used the most (next to puncture repair, you understand) so thanks a million.

[BlizzGMX]

thanks my friend. I was watching other videos trying to solve this issue and I basically learned how to build a bike without fixing this problem. Your short and concise video solved the issue instantly! Safe travels and I hope you're doing well.

[Harbinger]

This helped a ton, i was fiddeling with the screws for a bit but ended up giving up thinking I was looking at the wrong thing, found this video and got my brakes back in good condition.
Thanks!

[TheConsciousThinker]

Thanks so much. Needed this 20 years ago! But could never be more timely.

[loginusername]

Oh wow. I spent an hour trying everything but this.. finally clicked on your video & fixed my problem immediately. Thx man!

[jsa]

Great video! Clear, concise. No unnecessary commentary or millennial babble.

[braducsb]

Man... thank you so much for posting this! You saved me a lot of time, money, and a trip to the bike mechanic. I was able to fix my problem in a few minutes after watching your video.

[grangerplayz]

Saved some money now I don’t need to go to a bike repair shop thanks!

[ForGlory]

Thank you for not small talking us to death and getting to the point. I subbed for that

[bisqquik]

Easy fix, got me rolling in just a few minutes. Thank you!

[benjackson]

Thanks man! For the first time of my life I’ve fixed a rubbing brake pad and now my wife and I can go for a bike ride

[frasershakes]

I’ve spent an hour in the driveway screwing these things in and out and no change 😢

[BLProd]

Thanks for your simple, concise and well shot video. VERY helpful and my wife says Thank You as well (I needed to fix her brake!) 👍

[Macaroni]

THANK YOU SO MUCH lol I had to ride my bike to school in 20 minutes I’m so glad I can actually ride it without getting winded in 2 minutes thanks to the breaks rubbing

[shaileshvaidya]

Perfect video. Fixed my issue. Thanks for posting this.

[bentleymiller]

thank you man, I have two bikes that i keep fixing and then finding a new problem on, and I'm so glad I don't have to spend anything to fix this one, :)

[Novak_Miljkovic]

had to carry my bike home because the pad was so hardly pressed onto the rim and i just found this video thanks man🙏