A method of varying a rest position of a one-piece lever in a hydraulic
brake system. The hydraulic brake system comprises a master cylinder
including a cylinder and a port, a piston received in the cylinder, the
piston having a radial seal between cylinder and the piston, the piston
being movable within the cylinder by a one-piece lever operatively
associated therewith to selectively pressurize hydraulic fluid within the
cylinder by closing the port. The hydraulic brake system further
comprises a caliper in fluid communication with the master cylinder, the
caliper having a pair of brake pads operatively associated with the disc
received therebetween. The caliper is actuated by movement of the
one-piece lever in an arc between a rest position and an engagement point
with the pads in engagement with the disc. The length of the arc is
variable by movement of the engagement point relative to the rest
position along the arc. The method of varying the rest position comprises
varying a rest position of the one-piece lever and maintaining the length
of the arc as the rest position of the one-piece lever is varied.