_Owen. Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 right, today i got my rock pads and my set of those onza v-daptors (allows you to put magura pads onto v-brakes). so as soon as they came i went to fit them (as you do). and they are the hardest thing ever to set up, you either have the pads touching the rim or when you pull the lever it comes all the way back to the bars. i finally set them up so neither of that happens, but now my calipers are pointing like diagonally( i didnt spell that right did i) and every time i pedal my legs hit the calipers. but when my legs arent in the way my god those rock pads are good.sorry about that, i just had to have my little rant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Try changing the spacing on the adaptors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted October 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 i have tried that mate. i have 1 spacer in an when i tried taking it out the pads hit the rim at a huge angle so they dont work at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 you need all the spacers in, as thats how you adjust the angle to make sure they sit flat with the rim.you will notice they are curved and fit into each other, theres a thin one and a thick one which can be swapped round to get the angle of the brake arms correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 The little piccy I've drawn shows how all the washers and spacers should go together. The two differently sized spacers are, of course, interchangeable depending on how far away the rim you want the caliper to rest. Having the two convex spacers pressed against the caliper like that allows you to adjust the angle at which the pad hits the rim Joe x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wright Pads Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 The wide the Vbrake arms the better as they have more leaverige on the pads!You need all the spacers as you have been told and shown! As Oli said they fit into each other and allow a range of angular adjustment!Just out of intreste what brake, rim and frame are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted October 14, 2006 Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 The wide the Vbrake arms the better as they have more leverage on the pads!nope the mountings for the pads on the arms (the slots that let them move up and down) want to be parrallel when the brakes fully onanyway, this is why those adaptors are a pile of wank, unless you run a skinny rim in a frame designed for a stupidly wide rim, cos they splay the v arms out so much otherwise, id suggest getting some heatsink v brake backings and whacking your pad material in there much better system and you wont get stupidly wobbly magura pad syndrome soooorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Owen. Posted October 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2006 The little piccy I've drawn shows how all the washers and spacers should go together. The two differently sized spacers are, of course, interchangeable depending on how far away the rim you want the caliper to rest. Having the two convex spacers pressed against the caliper like that allows you to adjust the angle at which the pad hits the rim Joe xcheers for that mate but that is how i have the spacers at the moment and i think my rim is too wide so it still makes the calipers at a dodgy angle.nope the mountings for the pads on the arms (the slots that let them move up and down) want to be parrallel when the brakes fully onanyway, this is why those adaptors are a pile of wank, unless you run a skinny rim in a frame designed for a stupidly wide rim, cos they splay the v arms out so much otherwise, id suggest getting some heatsink v brake backings and whacking your pad material in there much better system and you wont get stupidly wobbly magura pad syndrome soooorted ye i think i will probably do that now, i cant be arsed with messing about with these adaptors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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