Front & rear V brakes.

[cherrybomb]

They list different front & rear brakes when you buy V brakes, but is there actually any difference and if you're fitting them to Pace forks (with the brake bosses on the back) would you need a rear on the front? :?

 

[cce]

they just supply a different bend of noodle, 90 degree rear and 135 front iirc?

 

[cherrybomb]

Cheers. I'll be needing two rears then.

 

[Anthony]

Ironically a 135 degree noodle is probably better suited to a Pace fitment than it is to a standard front fitment - the only reason why it's 135 degrees for the front fitment is that in the US and most other countries the front brake is worked from the left hand lever. Arguably the British would be better off with 90 degree noodles front and back.

 

[legrandefromage]

....or fit whatever noodle happens to be on the garage floor at the time?

 

[cherrybomb]

Ironically a 135 degree noodle is probably better suited to a Pace fitment than it is to a standard front fitment - the only reason why it's 135 degrees for the front fitment is that in the US and most other countries the front brake is worked from the left hand lever. Arguably the British would be better off with 90 degree noodles front and back.

You'd be right there, but I reckon the fork would be in the way if you had a 135 deg. noodle. The cable has to come round the outside of the left stanchion and I don't think the curve in the 135 would be big enough.

 

[fuzzywig]

If you're using cartridge brake pads they're different... If you use rear ones on a front brake you'll never be rid of the dreaded squeel.

 

[justbackdated]

Use whatever noodle clears the fork best-you dont want to be marking up those stanchions or crown our kid

 

[cherrybomb]

Use whatever noodle clears the fork best-you dont want to be marking up those stanchions or crown our kid

Yer darn tootin!

 

[Xesh]

Ironically a 135 degree noodle is probably better suited to a Pace fitment than it is to a standard front fitment - the only reason why it's 135 degrees for the front fitment is that in the US and most other countries the front brake is worked from the left hand lever. Arguably the British would be better off with 90 degree noodles front and back.

Actually the 135 noodle is better in the UK as it allows for a smoother bend to the cable than a 90 on the front. In my experience the 90 noodle is a better fit for Pace forks.

If the brake you are fitting to the Pace fork has cartridge brake pads then you need to swap them over (ie the left on the right and the right on the left). If you don't do this, and you lose the small pin that holds the pads in the cartridge, then the next time you brake the pads may come out of the holders!