2016 150 Rear Brake Adjust

[PCX2016]

My rear brake lever when squeezed goes all the way to the grip, basically it didn't work. I adjusted the rear brake by turning the 'adjust'. I turned it while spinning the rear wheel. Just when the wheel stopped, I backed off the 'adjust' a half turn or so. Now after riding for a few km, I noticed the bike felt like I was holding the brake. I pulled over, put the bike on the center stand and tried to turn the rear wheel, it was locked. So now I backed off the 'adjust' more until the wheel spins. So it seems like the rear brake has issues. Just picked up the bike yesterday with 1000 km on the clock.


thanks in advance.

[iceman]

The rear brake twiddle adjuster is not a continuous adjust, but locks in something like 180 deg increments (it pulls out a bit when turning and should lock at two places, basically to stop it going out of adjustment). I wonder if you did not back it off enough and it slipped back the wrong way and was then to tight? I only allowed a bit of movement at first but soon learnt to turn the adjuster a few turns to leave enough free play.

[PCX2016]

It is possible it slipped out of adjustment. Next time I write I'm going to check again and make sure it's locked into place.