"Clive George" wrote in message
...
"Alex Rodriguez" wrote in message
...

Adquate for what? I have a Nexus 7 and I can grab the brake till it
touches
the bar and it only slows the bike down a bit. An adequate brake should
be
able to lock up the wheel.

Apply the front brake sufficiently and it will be able to :-)

Seriously, the back brake shouldn't be doing much of the slowing anyway,
so being a bit crap isn't much of a problem. Unless the front brake is
also crap.

(This does not apply to tandems :-) )

or long wheel based recumbents

Alex
Have you tried taking up the slack in the cable so the lever will not touch
the bar?

cheers,
clive