how to adjust the brakes on a mountain bike
To be disc brake compatible, your mountain bike hubs need to have mounts for the disc brake rotors. These mounts are going to come in one of two different configurations. The most common of these is a 6 bolt mount on the hub body that looks like the picture below. have found the following directions this easiest when adjusting mountain bike brake calipers: 1  Spin the wheel using your hand or cranks. 2  Slowly compress the brake lever and hold. 3  Tighten caliper bolts to 60 in. 4  lbs. 5  Release lever. 6  Spin wheel to check for drag.