Remove my wheels

[jul]

Hello !

Each time i need to remove my wheels front or rear, i must to remove my left v-brake ...(my tire seems too wide)


Do you do the same thing ?

[John Saxby]

I just unhook the noodle from its bracket, Julio, so that the brake remains in place, but each pad is  held open by the spring.

On my Raven, though, I'm running only 41 mm Schwalbe Supremes, so there's plenty of space between the stays (rear) or forks (front).

[Danneaux]

Hi Julien!

No...when faced with a similar situation, after unhooking the brake noodle or straddle cable, I deflate my tire and squeeze it narrower with my fingers so it will pass by the brake pads. Once in place, I reinflate.

I am on tour now, but found I had to do this on my Tandem when I replaced the 1.5in road slicks with 2.0in Duremes. I also have to do this on one of my randonneur bikes, so the 37mm tire will pass the brake pads on my brazed-on centerpulls.

The deflate-and-squeeze routine is fairly common when running fat tires, more so if the tires are wide in comparison to the rims.

Best,

Dan.

[Matt2matt2002]

Noodle?
Is that a real term? I've never heard it used before.

I guess it has to have a name.
😋

[Danneaux]

Yep! It is for real.   

All the best,

Dan.

[Dave Whittle Thorn Workshop]

I think it was Avid or Dia-Compe than coined the phrase Noodle (and overcoat - the rubber dust cover, in Avid's case!) Shimano are boring and call then guide or lead pipes.

[jul]

Ok ...

But that can cause a problem if i decide to continue to remove my v-brake ? that seems faster and easy ... 

[Danneaux]

I would think eventually the threads will wear and become looser....

All the best,

Dan.

[John Saxby]

For what it's worth, I find the noodle easier to remove if I unhook the brake springs from their tabs first. Then, I can hold the pads against the rim without any pushback from the spring.

For reasons I can't figure, the noodle on my front brake is more easily unhooked from its bracket than the one on the rear brake.  Similar settings for clearance on the rim, tension on the cable/play in the lever, etc. Just one of those things, I guess.