I never knew such a tool existed until I saw a video on brake adjustment on youtube. It's a Park Tool video (which have excellent tutorials on the subject of bicycle repair). After the Darjeeling trip my front brake was found to be a little misaligned. So I tweaked with it for a long time until getting it more or less fixed.
This tool, I realised, makes the work convenient. Of course ParkTool makes it look like that. IceToolz obviously had a cheaper solution. Went for it. It cost me Rs 765 with delivery.
Tweaked with the brake cable once again almost right away. It's a little tricky at first. You have to get used to using it. Once you get a hang of it, it's not so difficult.
However, ultimately I realised the problem of my brake was with the barrel adjuster ;-) But I am super happy with this purchase. It's a very specialist bicycle repair tool. You cannot do anything else with it. It will be necessary to adjust brake and derailleur cables (if and when I learn how to tweak it).
As a side note, getting the brake callipers to move the exact same distance on either side seems to be some kind of black magic. Will have to learn it well.
As a side note, getting the brake callipers to move the exact same distance on either side seems to be some kind of black magic. Will have to learn it well.
