| Brake Calliper Lever |
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The standard FG brake lever is shown in green in the image to the left and it suffers wear as it frequently contacts the inside of the wheel rim, which is denoted by the red line.
The modified lever is shown to the right and simply involves reversing the loop at the end by bending the lever in the opposite direction. |
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| This lowers the height of the bend in the lever sufficiently enough to create clearance between it and the wheel rim. |
| Brake Calliper Lever Retaining Screw |
| Peters second tip achieves constant braking force by replacing the original FG set screw with an M3 x 4mm socket head cap screw. It does this by ensuring that the brake lever does not twist each time the brakes are applied. Apparently he feels that there is no need to use thread lock in this area, but some low strength variety applied to the threads would be a good idea. |
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| Depending on rims that are used the head of the screw may need to be ground down to allow free wheel spin or a Hexagonal Headed one could be used (which would allow for quick adjustments/checking with the wheel in place). |
