Julia Goolia wrote:

I have back pedal style breaks. They are very loose, and so it takes
a while to stop (have almost died many times because i couldn't stop
in time). Does anyone know how to tighten these breaks? I tried to
search the internet for a link on this, but to no avail.

There are several different mechanisms used in that style
brake. What brand?

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