V-Brakes Adjustment Tutorial - How To Fine Tune Your Brakes for Optimal Performance!

Are you struggling with your bike's braking power? In this V-brakes adjustment tutorial, I'll walk you through the three essential steps to ensure your V-brakes work their best.
Learn how to properly position your brake pads for maximum efficiency, adjust the caliper arms for even braking pressure, and fine-tune cable tension to get the right feel at the lever.
I’ll also share tips on inspecting and replacing worn components like cables and brake pads. With just a few simple tools, you'll have your V-brakes dialed in perfectly in no time!

As promised, here are the links to some useful videos:

Thanks for watching all the way to the end! If you found this video helpful, let me know in the comments how your brake adjustments went. I really appreciate your support—thanks for subscribing, liking, commenting, and sharing this video with your friends. Cheers, and see you in the next one!

00:00 - Start
00:10 - Pads positioning
00:36 - Correct position of the v-brake caliper arms
01:02 - Balance screws on v-brake arms explained
01:34 - Correct brake cable tension
02:14 - Useful tools
02:24 - What to check before you adjust V-brakes?
03:51 - Adjusting brake blocks
05:00 - Adjusting brake cable tension
06:33 - Adjusting the position of the V-brake caliper arms
07:38 - Final words

[lunititis]

Very well explained. Its easy to mess this up if you dont know what you are doing.
Yesterday I had a client that didnt want to pay for this adjustment. "Its just an adjustment". Its not about "tightening a screw", its the knowledge.

[massimouguzzoni]

Thank you so much.
Best wishes from Italy.