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Bicycling

Goblinmonger

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1. I have brakes like that on my Trek 7.2 FX. It's not going to pop out.

Reply to IDemo (Original post)

Sat Oct 3, 2015, 04:42 PM

Oct 2015

There is a spring on the outside of the arm that holds everything in pretty tightly. At least I've never had a problem with it. Certainly I don't have a mountain bike, but it's in there pretty solid.

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Question on V-brakes [View all] IDemo Oct 2015 OP

I have brakes like that on my Trek 7.2 FX. It's not going to pop out. Goblinmonger Oct 2015 #1

Does yours look like the picture you posted? PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #2

No, looks more like the one in the video IDemo Oct 2015 #3

That's what the springs are for jberryhill Oct 2015 #4