i have had a rad runner 1 for 2 years 4 months....excellent video which i just watched after doing numerous brake adjustments....you are right, trial and error....with out knowing it i did most of what you showed here correctly....i live in a rural area of east texas....lot of the good old boys laugh at me on my ebike but i am very happy with it....for over 50 years i rode regular bikes a LOT but age related stuff finally caught up with me....almost gave up biking totally but discovered e bikes....i really like that you did not ramble all around the subject....right to the point, stay on the point....well presented
Thank you!! I'm fairly new to biking and I've been going crazy with my Rad brakes, because I obviously didn't understand the mechanics of the caliper and cable system. Your video was the first I found,.after many, that took it off and explained how each part works. I felt.like.an.idio because I used to work on jets and couldn't get me brakes adjusted. Great walk through!
Nice. The closeup views were very clear in spite of nearly everything being black-on-black. [edit, 4 days later] It's a good thing I _did_ watch this, because my Rad Expand 5 arrived today, and I had to remove the front brakes entirely to get the wheel on. Now it'll just take a bit more fine-tuning to get firm braking without the faint scrape.
Thanks Maria, I can, but the adjustment is exactly the same. I just wanted to show the rear brake because it is much harder to reach. (And I removed my front brake for the beginning part of the video, the close up is my front brake)
Liked and subscribed -- thanks for your help, Chris! I had to adjust/loosen the inner-side 5mm nut a few twists/clicks (no audible or tactile "clicks" however) because no matter what I did, the disc kept touching the inside pad, even when I loosened the brake cable! Very helpful vid, thanks again, Chris! 👍
Hello Chris I have the rad expand 5 and it's an awesome bike. But can you do a video on the regular maintenace on the rad 5 ? Also on a different ebike the vitilan I7 it has the same taillight which has turn signals. Do you think it would work on the rad 5? Let me know you opinion please and thanks
You have to be careful with the inside pad... The pad can go beyond the housing, or the pad wears to where the housing is, and the disc actually is rubbing on the housing not the pad...
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i have had a rad runner 1 for 2 years 4 months....excellent video which i just watched after doing numerous brake adjustments....you are right, trial and error....with out knowing it i did most of what you showed here correctly....i live in a rural area of east texas....lot of the good old boys laugh at me on my ebike but i am very happy with it....for over 50 years i rode regular bikes a LOT but age related stuff finally caught up with me....almost gave up biking totally but discovered e bikes....i really like that you did not ramble all around the subject....right to the point, stay on the point....well presented
Thank you!! I'm fairly new to biking and I've been going crazy with my Rad brakes, because I obviously didn't understand the mechanics of the caliper and cable system. Your video was the first I found,.after many, that took it off and explained how each part works. I felt.like.an.idio because I used to work on jets and couldn't get me brakes adjusted. Great walk through!
Amazingly helpful. You don't even know how appreciative I am. Keeping my daughter out there safe.
Thanks
Thanks! Your videos have been really helpful getting our Rad Expand bikes put together.
Nice. The closeup views were very clear in spite of nearly everything being black-on-black.
[edit, 4 days later]
It's a good thing I _did_ watch this, because my Rad Expand 5 arrived today, and I had to remove the front brakes entirely to get the wheel on. Now it'll just take a bit more fine-tuning to get firm braking without the faint scrape.
Most helpful and easy to follow tutorial on Rad bikes break system, this what exactly what I needed. Thank you!
This video was perfect! Nicely presented!
Nice! Wonder if you could do a video for the front brake? That seems to be where my issue is.
Thanks Maria, I can, but the adjustment is exactly the same. I just wanted to show the rear brake because it is much harder to reach. (And I removed my front brake for the beginning part of the video, the close up is my front brake)
Excellent explanation! As a newbie to bike maintenance I really appreciate this.
Great explanation and visual for brakes. Thank you.
Best video on adjusting disk breaks.
I just got my rad power 2 and the back wheel doesn’t freely spin backwards. I will try to adjust today. But this explanation is very well done. 🙏🏽
Great video. Nice and slow; well explained, clear pictures, big help. Keep it up subscribed.
AMAZING INSTRUCTIONS - BEST BREAKDOWN YET!
Thank you from Berlin! My rear wheel brake was not good adjusted and I needed to move it completely.
Thank you! by far the most helpful video i have come across on how to do this.
Very nice video, thourgh and easy to follow, thanks!😊
Exactly what I needed, thank you so much, and ditto wholeheartedly all the positive comments above.
Hey Chris! Thanks for the video. Very useful information. I clicked on the 5mm Park tool and it just takes me to the Amazon homepage.
Thanks for letting me know, I'll fix it right now. You rock!
I'm still learning how to type 😁 It's fixed now 👍
Thanks a lot, fixed my rear wheel with it, had to move the whole thing
Thanks for sharing, I just learned a lot , I will have to give it a try
great tips Chris ! thanks for sharing
Anytime, thanks for watching! 👍
Super helpful and so easily explained. Thanks so much.
Hi I’m just waiting for my rad 5 best informed video I’ve seen we’ll explain cheers I’m in the uk
Thanks Brian, I'll be adding many more until everything is covered!
Thanks, I seriously needed that.
Really helpful! Thanks Chris
Liked and subscribed -- thanks for your help, Chris! I had to adjust/loosen the inner-side 5mm nut a few twists/clicks (no audible or tactile "clicks" however) because no matter what I did, the disc kept touching the inside pad, even when I loosened the brake cable! Very helpful vid, thanks again, Chris! 👍
Really nice explanations. Thank you!
Very useful, thankx.
Super helpful. Thank you!
You're welcome! 👍
thx excellent video
Glad you liked it!
You are the Best, thank you so much
Good and clear tutorial ! Tanks very mach.
Hello Chris I have the rad expand 5 and it's an awesome bike. But can you do a video on the regular maintenace on the rad 5 ? Also on a different ebike the vitilan I7 it has the same taillight which has turn signals. Do you think it would work on the rad 5? Let me know you opinion please and thanks
Hey can you please help me,I don't know why my all the lights are flashing and it's not working
Maybe you could use a spark plug gapper to get the right distances.
You have to be careful with the inside pad... The pad can go beyond the housing, or the pad wears to where the housing is, and the disc actually is rubbing on the housing not the pad...
I'm confused
Thank you, amazing video easy to follow
Thank you for your video. It was very helpful
Thank you! Very helpful video!
Extremely helpful video! Thank you.
Really well done. thank you!