V-brake blocks

[Brian G]

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

 

[renum]

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.

 

[Brian G]

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

 

[Rob Morley]

In article <[email protected]>, Brian G
[email protected] says...
> 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?
>
>
That's the way to do it.