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Repairs

Replacing the brake pads on my Gazelle ebike

When I pulled on the brake lever for my front wheel, I was getting nothing. I could see brake mechanism moving towards the wheel rim, but the brake pads were so badly worn that they no longer gripped the wheel at all. It was clear that I couldn’t stop the bike safely, so it was […]

Repairs

Shimano roller brakes locking

For the last couple of weeks I found that the front roller brake on my bike was locking whenever I had to brake suddenly. It led to some unfortunate incidents when I almost went over the top of my handlebars! I initially thought that the brakes must be faulty, but after a couple of internet […]