You’d need longer brakes if you ask me. The area that’s not making contact with the rim will eventually hit the tire as the lower part wears out.
Nils_0929 on
I think your rim is too small for your frame.is that an old MTB you’re trying to put rim brakes on?
xgammaray_ on
Brakes save lives. Do you want to get away with this ?
SnooObjections8686 on
Simply No, the brake pads will start eating into the tire. You can get long reach brakes for situations like this, should be a simple replacement.
Spirited-Document-79 on
Nope. Looks like you’ve got short reach brakes on a bike that needs long reach. You’ll eat your tyre walls and get puncture after puncture. Swap the calipers for a longer reach version.
MaksDampf on
I had brakes like that that were a little too short. The pads would rub the tyre, which is a no go.
I used a chainsaw file to enlarge the slothole to the bottom.
This is fairly safe to do especially if its just 1 or 2mm since it doesn’t change the stiffness of the brake while braking. The braking force is only acting on the part of the caliper upwards of the pad mounting screw, so you could theoretically even hacksaw the slot open on the bottom and it would make no difference in brake stiffness.
An alternative would be to modify your dropout and file the slot a little higher so that the wheels are closer to the brake. This is only possible on near vertical dropouts (modern frame). On horizontal dropouts this would make the slot wider, which is a no go.
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You’d need longer brakes if you ask me. The area that’s not making contact with the rim will eventually hit the tire as the lower part wears out.
I think your rim is too small for your frame.is that an old MTB you’re trying to put rim brakes on?
Brakes save lives. Do you want to get away with this ?
Simply No, the brake pads will start eating into the tire. You can get long reach brakes for situations like this, should be a simple replacement.
Nope. Looks like you’ve got short reach brakes on a bike that needs long reach. You’ll eat your tyre walls and get puncture after puncture. Swap the calipers for a longer reach version.
I had brakes like that that were a little too short. The pads would rub the tyre, which is a no go.
I used a chainsaw file to enlarge the slothole to the bottom.
This is fairly safe to do especially if its just 1 or 2mm since it doesn’t change the stiffness of the brake while braking. The braking force is only acting on the part of the caliper upwards of the pad mounting screw, so you could theoretically even hacksaw the slot open on the bottom and it would make no difference in brake stiffness.
An alternative would be to modify your dropout and file the slot a little higher so that the wheels are closer to the brake. This is only possible on near vertical dropouts (modern frame). On horizontal dropouts this would make the slot wider, which is a no go.
You could use standard brke pads with extenders like these: [https://bdopcycling.com/product/bdop-offset-brake-pad-holders-pair-black/](https://bdopcycling.com/product/bdop-offset-brake-pad-holders-pair-black/)