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Message started by Oldnewguy on 09/12/09 at 05:01:21

Title: Rear brake pedal
Post by Oldnewguy on 09/12/09 at 05:01:21

Is there any way to lower the rear brake pedal? When I ride, the toe of my boot is lower than the pedal and I have to turn my foot out away from the pedal. I have to lift my leg to apply. I think I should be able to keep my toe pointing forward and just push down with my toe? But to do that I would have to lower the pedal about 3-4 inches. I looked for notches, etc to adjust but didn't see any.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by jabman on 09/12/09 at 05:09:24

yer there's an adjustment screw under the pedal don't forget to adjust the brake light switch as well

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by bill67 on 09/12/09 at 05:32:52

You can also un screw it at the back by the brake drum.That will lower the pedal.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by verslagen1 on 09/12/09 at 07:33:21

There's a bolt underneath that will lower the pedal and hold it down.
And you'll need to adjust the cable in back so there's some freeplay.
And check the brake light switch you don't want the light to be on all the time or not come on at all.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by sproutjw on 09/12/09 at 07:41:24

Thanks for this question and answer. How and where is the brake switch? My brake light only comes on if you press really hard and I think if I could adjust it then it hopefully will work properly. My pedal is also up quite high so I will try that adjustment as well.

Thanks Sprout

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by Oldnewguy on 09/12/09 at 08:41:01

I finally found the brake light sw. Hey Sprout, the switch runs off it's own cable from the foot pedal and the switch is located just above the place where the brake cable attaches to the bike frame which is just above the muffler guard. It has a spring in between the cable and the switch. Look down behind the swing arm. The pedal looks easy to adjust and probably the switch is also.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by Boule’tard on 09/12/09 at 09:09:53

373C39396362550 wrote:

You can also un screw it at the back by the brake drum.That will lower the pedal.

That would just lower the point of engagement and give you more travel before the brake does anything.. i.e. slop in the brake action.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by bill67 on 09/12/09 at 10:20:43

That way your brake is not so touchy

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/12/09 at 10:37:09

Mine was too touchy & I like a tall pedal, so I modded the brake pads..Now its not so touchy.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by Oldnewguy on 09/12/09 at 11:30:28

I got mine done. What a pain on the switch nut. Hard to get at. I couldn't get as much on the pedal because of a bent bolt. Must have happened when the previous owner dumped it. Winter fix for sure. Thanks for the help!

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by Ruddy on 09/12/09 at 23:39:31

3E293829293B6D590 wrote:

I encountered the same thing on my wife's bike. The boss that the bolt screws into was bent out of proper alignment. I removed the assembly and pounded the bolt boss back into position. It's pretty soft steel, so I didn't have to hit it very hard to straighten it. Easy job to do.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/13/09 at 08:33:31

The very idea of pounding the boss back into line just sounds so appealing.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by thumperclone on 09/13/09 at 09:32:08

S.S.M. specs:
2.4"/60mm height above the footrest (highest part of footrest to lowest part of pedal)
.8 -1.2" /20-30mm brake pedal free play

"adjust both brake light switches,front and rear,so that brake light will come on just before a pressure is felt when the brake lever is squeezed,or the brake pedal is depressed."

imo if your pedal is too low you lose leverage thus stopping power tho 70% of stopping is on the front brake. i like to be able to lock up the rear if necessary

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/13/09 at 10:00:23

How can locking it ever increase braking?

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by verslagen1 on 09/13/09 at 10:22:11

4E5157504D4A7B4B7B43515D16240 wrote:

How can locking it ever increase braking?

it's proof of maximum braking capability
should be adjusted so that it's hard to do though

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/13/09 at 10:24:37

Now that makes sense. Mine still locks easier than I wish it did, but it certainly requires a great deal more "ankle" now & I can actually change the pressure on the pedal & feel a change in braking w/o it locking up, I think I could hack more shoe away & have a brake that WILL lockup, but give me a wider range of pedal pressures available before it does.

Ill certainly wait & see how it acts with the Goodrich on the back before I mess with the brak any more. It will have a LOT more patch on the ground during braking.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by Oldnewguy on 09/13/09 at 11:36:31

The 2.4 inches sounds right. That's about where I ended up, but had to tighten up the nut in the back to get less cable play and better braking. A lot of the ability to brake is lost with the nut too loose. It acts kinda mushey.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by Savage_Amusement on 09/13/09 at 11:55:28

I've never thought about doing this. I can latch my foot under the pedal while riding. Though sometimes on long rides it isn't always such a bad thing. Do you have any after photos.

Might not be a bad idea to do a write up on and make it a sticky with the other things.

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by thumperclone on 09/13/09 at 13:36:23

647B7D7A6760516151697B773C0E0 wrote:

How can locking it ever increase braking?

thats not what i mean..
sometimes you may need to lock up the back with the pedal too low it would be harder to do..

Title: Re: Rear brake pedal
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/13/09 at 13:47:45

Example?