Ahh... well, it actually looks like you had the same "issue" I had. That is, there's a small amount of space between the brake itself and the place where the brake normally seats on the canti-stud. Maybe there's less on yours; I can't tell that closely. Sounds like it's not an issue for you. I may put the Deores back on and see if I can get it a little closer.
Yes, I too had the spacer issue. I used part of the set of spacers from a linear pull brake shoe threaded post. Same small amount of space. I imagine that using that technique I might be able to put on Paul Motolite brakes some time in the future. Still thinking about that one. The brakes I've got on it now didn't need the spacer. But I figured it doesn't hurt either. But when I first put the spacer on I wasn't comfortable with the length of the mini's fork-crown through-bolt that the spacer left for the nut behind the fork crown to secure. So I used a Sheldon's Fender Nut. I figure with a fender nut I could get another centimeter of space (which I understand the Motolites may require). Thanks for the photo! Yours, Thomas Lynn Skean On Jul 4, 5:28 pm, "carnerda...@bellsouth.net" <carnerda...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Deore V brakes, purchased from RBW, work fine on my SH. Did have to > place a small spacer (presta valve nut) in front of fork crown when > mounting Nitto mini to avoid contact. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/carner/4504006453/in/set-72157623654420644/ > Is this another Waterford/Taiwan issue? ;-) > David > > > > Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: > > Hi! > > > Building up my Hillborne, I tried to put Deore V-brakes on it. > > However, the Deores would not slide all the way down the brake post/ > > stud/boss/whatever. The pin which anchors the spring in one of the > > holes on the brake post did not fully insert into any of the 3 holes. > > Also, the front brake was protruding far enough that it interfered > > with the mini front rack. > > > Anybody else have this experience? If so, do you feel the brake will > > function reliably with the anchor not fully seated? Did you find a way > > to fully seat the anchor? > > > (I also had some Tektro 857AL brakes; they fit fine. And they also > > look stupendously ugly, especially with salmon-colored pads. They > > work. But did I mention how ugly they are? Wow, are they ugly. But > > this is the sort of sacrifice one makes, since the hideousness of > > their ugliness and the shame of being associated with that horrible > > sight in any way is far outweighed by the glory of being able to > > actually ride one's Hillborne.) > > > Yours, > > Thomas Lynn Skean- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
