How To Adjust Brake Lever Reach Mtb. Adjusting your lever reach. Loosen the bolt holding the brake lever on.
Are brake lever reach limit screws necessary for any reason. Carefully use a 2mm hex key to turn the brake lever set screw counterclockwise to expose 3-4 threads of the set screw. For Shimano Hydraulic Disc Brake Levers however there will be a 2mm.
To increase the distance between the brake lever and the handlebar turn the reach adjustment screw clockwise.
The brake reach adjustment screws are normally fully wound out so are not limiting the brakes reach at all. Some drop levers have a little pin you can press left or right to change the reach but quite often men will have this on the shortest option so it. Turn the bolt clockwise to bring the lever closer. Once loosened you can slide it in or out to align the part of the brake lever you pull on with your first and second fingers.
