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V-brake blocks
Daft question of the morning, to be sure, but could someone confirm for
me that when fitting v-brake blocks where the threaded post is off-centre, the short end faces the front of the bike, i.e., the toe is shorter than the heel? -- Brian G www.wetwo.co.uk |
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Brian G wrote: Daft question of the morning, to be sure, but could someone confirm for me that when fitting v-brake blocks where the threaded post is off-centre, the short end faces the front of the bike, i.e., the toe is shorter than the heel? Look at the Park Tools website for images. When you fit the brake blocks, you put a piece of cardboard/whatever at the rear of the brake block, so the front part touches the wheel first when braking. |
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renum wrote:
Brian G wrote: Daft question of the morning, to be sure, but could someone confirm for me that when fitting v-brake blocks where the threaded post is off-centre, the short end faces the front of the bike, i.e., the toe is shorter than the heel? Look at the Park Tools website for images. When you fit the brake blocks, you put a piece of cardboard/whatever at the rear of the brake block, so the front part touches the wheel first when braking. Websites are fine and Parks is one of the best, but sometimes it's useful to get confirmation from a real person who's actually done the job. I normally use Clarke blocks on which the post is central and front/rear are obvious, but I've now got some of the type originally described and while fitting them with the short part forwards seems in all ways to be sensible, there are often things in the wierd and wonderful world of cycle parts which are not entirely intuitive. -- Brian G www.wetwo.co.uk |
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