Remember barrel adjusters? Remember when the idea of certain brakes having a “short throw” or “long throw” wasn’t even a thing? There was a time when we all had the power to dial in how much our levers would move before our pads made contact. It was the time of cables. And yes, it was easier to adjust how our brakes felt back in the ’90s, but none of us want to go back there. Well, some of us maybe, but not mountain bikers. So what to do?