[Cambry] So we've taken the bike out and we've gone 91 miles on it.
And we've run into some pretty steep inclines, and coming downhill we realized we didn't
have enough stopping power with just the brakes on the rear wheels.
[Zack] So to make the whole thing safer, I actually had someone email me and tell me
that this existed, which I'll tell you about in a second.
But it actually makes the front and rear brakes work at the same time with just one lever.
So that's what we're going to do today.
Ready for that thing?
[Cambry] Let's get started.
[Intro]
[Zack] So the bike...if you remember when we were building this thing, we just cut off
the other side of the handle, which is where the front brakes were located.
These are the front brakes and calipers right here.
The calipers go down there on that rotor.
And the calipers squeeze down on the rotor like this to stop the wheel from turning.
And initially we just left the front brakes off because obviously we're missing the second
half of the handle bar when she uses this to turn the wheels.
So what we're going to do is we're going to take the rear brake line, reinstall the front
calipers, have the front brake line coming to the same handle.
And this is going to take the place of this.
When you pull down on this brake lever, it pulls both the front and rear brakes equally,
which is pretty convenient and a very inexpensive solution to our problem.
These things only cost like $10 or $15 bucks.
I'll leave a link down in the video description below.
So one thing these...the stock brakes do have is an electronic component, and when the brakes
are squeezed, this supposedly stops the electric motor from turning.
So Cambry will just have to remember to let off the throttle when she adds the brakes.
And these bolts right here have a slit in them so that the brake line can come out of
the handle and the handle's free, and we have the front brakes ready to be installed on
the rotors again.
So this new brake handle needs to take the place of this old one.
In order to get this off, we have to slide both the throttle and the handle off of the
handle bars.
And in order to do that, there's a plastic end cap.
Alright, and then this leather part right here is actually stuck very solidly in place,
and it takes a lot of force just to get it off...and getting it on is a little bit easier
than getting it off.
Okay, that's the handle.
And then the throttle body has a little allen screw right here, and once the allen screw
is loose, the throttle can come off.
It's got the little kill switch right here on the side.
And lastly we have the back brakes.
I'll unscrew this middle part.
And we don't need this anymore because we're replacing it with this.
And then we just slide the throttle back on with a little washer.
Alright, then the handle is in place.
Alright, so I'm going to take the rear brake cable, and I don't think it matters what hole
it goes into to get in, and then route the cable.
And now the rear brakes are attached to the brake handle.
Then you can repeat the same process with the front brakes, sliding it into the slot
and guiding it through the aluminum just like that.
So both of my brakes are pretty well set.
They're kind of loose right now.
This is more for like fine-tuning the tension of the brake cable so they can be tighter,
but most of the adjustments will need to be made down here with this little allen bolt,
and then pulling this wire to make sure that the brakes aren't constantly touching the
rotor, so that there's a little bit of a gap, but that the brake hand will be able to clamp
the brake pads over the rotor when it needs to.
And same thing for back here with the rear brakes - there's just the one allen bolt that
loosens up.
You pull this tighter, you tighten the allen bolt and that keeps the tension on the brake
handles.
Alright, so we currently have both brakes installed.
We have the front and the rear on this side.
And the front and the rear on this side.
You ready?
[Cambry] Yes.
Open the door for me.
[Zack] Is it going to work?
[Cambry] I could maybe push it open.
[Zack] Nice.
Got the headlights installed.
Yeah, let's go.
Let's do it.
Did they work?
[Cambry] Yeah.
[Zack] Gonna make it?
[Cambry] Yeah.
[Zack] Okay, so now that we have all four brakes, all four wheels with brakes, how does
it feel?
[Cambry] Good.
I feel like I have more stopping power, just even on the flat, and I imagine going downhill,
I'll have more security in that.
[Zack] Yeah, so pretty easy solution.
Pretty pumped that it was just, you know, $10 a piece...$15 a piece for each of these
brakes.
It took a very complicated situation and made it so much easier.
So I super appreciate the emails that I've been getting from you guys...little suggestions
here and there about how to improve the bike.
I think Cambry appreciates it as well.
[Cambry] It's been a shoulder-saver.
I love it.
91 miles of it.
I'm excited to try it on the snow.
[Zack] Alright, if you have any questions or suggestions, leave them down in the comments.
Go check out our other videos, you know, the build video, the reveal video where we gave
it to Cambry - that was pretty fun.
And thanks a ton for watching, I'll see you around.