OK so I am having a little bit of trouble adjusting the brake pins on my Metanium. It seems they are really stiff and the only way to pop them loose is with pliers or a toothpick. Do any of you guys have this problem or a solution. I actually drew blood trying to get them loose.

OK so I am having a little bit of trouble adjusting the brake pins on my Metanium. It seems they are really stiff and the only way to pop them loose is with pliers or a toothpick. Do any of you guys have this problem or a solution. I actually drew blood trying to get them loose.

Are you sure you don't have to slide them over. I have never experienced a Metanium but on a Curado I you simply slide the brake over til it clicks. No popping out is necessary. 

Metanium 13 pop up or hinge up. They do not slide over. They are stiff the first time use try to deploy them. You can use a stiff toothpick or wooden dowel if you can't get them to work with a finger tip.

Press inward or outward on the inner raised part of the brake block.

Ya. Its still pretty new and brakes haven't been used much. I guess I will break them in a little using the toothpick which seems to work the best. I just couldn't believe that when I was testing it I could adjust them w/o tools which worried me. Hopefully they loosen up soon.

Don't be too concern they do loosen up after a while.

Had them same difficulty with my Met. Hoping after a few on/off cycles they get easier. Of course since I set two on I haven't had to touch them.