eskimo Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I'm looking to see if anyone has any input on spacing the mounts for Vee-brakes. I've had a play but can only do so much with putting pads, arms, boosters on the floor and measuring. I came to the conclusion 100mm seems sensible (funnily enough a common size). But i'm still not convinced. So any input is welcome. The rim i'm basing this is 33mm from the outside. But there may come a time when i need clearance for 38mm. And obviously we have pad spacers and pad wear to allow adjustment somewhat. Oh and i can't go bigger than 100mm, but that isn't an issue with the current rims sizes. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 If it helps at all, I'm running a DX32 (38mm) on the back of my Inspired and that's on 95mm mounts (centre to centre) with no issues at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Burrows Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 I'd have about 96-97mm, the widest you can possibly have and still allow for an XTR booster . I run Heatsink adaptors so I can adjust the position in set amounts, but I really struggle to run new pads and an XTR booster with my rim (47mm). The lowest spacing I can use without removing the booster is about 94mm, and thats just not enough with 14mm thick pads. If you are using a wide rim, I'd say it needs to be about 100 or even 105mm to accomodate most new pads (which tend to be 15mm or more). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 i have 94mm spacing according to tarty, and i can run an echo urban rim 46mm wide although when i have new heatsink pads i need to run my adapters (onza) all the way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskimo Posted January 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 Thank you all, much appreciated. I'm going with 90mm. I ended up drawing a diagram to be precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe' Posted January 15, 2010 Report Share Posted January 15, 2010 I'd have about 96-97mm, the widest you can possibly have and still allow for an XTR booster . I run Heatsink adaptors so I can adjust the position in set amounts, but I really struggle to run new pads and an XTR booster with my rim (47mm). The lowest spacing I can use without removing the booster is about 94mm, and thats just not enough with 14mm thick pads. If you are using a wide rim, I'd say it needs to be about 100 or even 105mm to accomodate most new pads (which tend to be 15mm or more). same as me , but running a dx32 38 mm rim all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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