Timeline for V-brake noodle broken: replace immediately? With what?
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Dec 11, 2016 at 12:56 | comment | added | Matthias Kauer | Thanks for your help. The noodle was indeed badly bent and broken at one location. The cables seemed fine to me, so I let them be for now. Total cost about 10 EUR including shipping. | |
Dec 11, 2016 at 12:56 | vote | accept | Matthias Kauer | ||
Dec 1, 2016 at 23:04 | comment | added | Batman | I think DRH's comment above clarified the situation. | |
Dec 1, 2016 at 22:44 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | @Batman you suspect the noodle holder is bent or oversized? | |
Dec 1, 2016 at 21:53 | comment | added | Batman | Well, ideally you want to use the noodle that was designed for the particular brake; I've used 3rd party noodles with some Avid brakes and had issues with the quick release (but not with the Avid noodle). I don't see evidence based on the pictures that the noodle is in bad condition. | |
Dec 1, 2016 at 21:13 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | Wiggle have a brake repair kit for cheap, and they used to have noodles for a few dollars. This is not an expensive fix, just do it. | |
Dec 1, 2016 at 21:12 | history | answered | Criggie♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |