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Odyssey Evo 2 Part 2

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OllyHall:
Go to a bike shop mate you sound like your struggling

pickle:
Where are you based? Might be a nice radster willing to help you out

oldtired:
did the brake posts come with shaped alloy spacers to fit at the bottom , around the tube?     are they seated correctly , if not it can cause spacing issues ,

Hood:
Hey oldtired,

Do you mean spacers that sit between the bottom of the brake lug and the frame itself? Then Yes, I think the original Tektro brake that came on the bike did!

Would putting those back On, solve the issue of both the arms rubbing as well as potentially the brake block rubbing also!?

It never occurred to me to put those back on!? DOH!

As I've mentioned I'm a noob and despite been around bikes a LOT in my 40 years didn't think that installing a new brake on a BMX would be so full of issues!?

Many thanks!

oldtired:
is the mounting kit specific to the frame? ,  some frames require a specific mounting kit ,

 yes, spacer is   shaped on one side to fit on the tube and a flat surface for the lug/post to sit in on the other ,  check to see if they are both the same size,  as far as i know they should be , have not seen a kit with a thicker spacer to lift up the top arm but you never know

 if you could get pictures up then i'm sure it will get solved ,      tbh i have lugs with and without the shaped spacers ,      the rubbing of the brake arms should not occur due to the bend in the callipers , so you have an issue with spacing on the lugs/posts ,it's sounding like the lug /post on the black side is not fully screwed in ,   

 if there are no spacers all it means is the caliper will be closer to the frame,  the arms should not rub, unless one of the arms is bent out of shape


also check the wheel sits centre in the frame , take the tire off and tighten the wheel and chain up as though you were going to use it ,   this is only to eliminate any spacing or dishing issues with the wheel itself, and any movement in the frame


both evo 2's,   don't worrie about spring color on mine they're off different callipers, the diference between with or without the spacer  is only about 1 or 2  mill if that

with spacer
 


without spacer

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