V brakes old pace

[breezerfatty]

has anyone fitted V brakes to old pace forks with the brakes behind the fork

 

[dyna-ti]

has anyone fitted V brakes to old pace forks with the brakes behind the fork

Have fitted rear facing v's on orange forks[much the same system],why? whats the prob?

 

[ishaw]

Never had a problem myself, it just works.

 

[rc200ti]

Very minor problems:
The stop for the tension spring fouling the back of the crown when brake opened to allow the release of the wheel (xtr v's). Thin spacing washer solved this.
There is just clearance for a 2.1 tyre to pass the brakes when releasing the wheel.
You might have to use a shallow angle noodle to avoid the cable rubbing on the back of the crown.

They work well, and it's where they belong

 

[dyna-ti]

Let the tyre down a bit :?
I can remember that some tyres dont fit between cantis when fitting/removing and you had to release the cable to get it past the pads :?


















Swop to 1.95 :shock:

 

[Mr Panda]

XT v's on this for a while now - bend the noodle a wee bit to suit.....

...and yes if you have wide tyres then let some air out AND IMPORTANTLY - don't fully inflate tyre before refitting wheel to bike as its a PITA to realise you need to deflate and reinflate again

 

[breezerfatty]

thanks

Thanks for that lads. I still have a question about Mr Panda's bike. How do you reach the peddles and work the brakes without thumbs, also how does mint feel about your riding.

 

[cornholio's RC200]

Close up for you. I used Hope caliper spacers to sort out the problem with rubbing on the fork brace. Important because the tension stop could make itself into the slot in the brace leading to instant (and violent) braking and some unwanted airtime....