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[Closed] Brake Spacers for travel

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I need to put something in my brakes to keep the pads apart when I am transporting the bike with wheels off.

So what neat solutions do people have ?

I am thinking about small pieces of plywood or doubled up credit cards and elastic bands to hold in place but wonder if there is another neater solution


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 3:26 pm
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What make of brake? Most retail packages come with spacers already in place.


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 3:27 pm
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green for back,red for front 😉

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Posted : 27/10/2014 3:29 pm
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Hope. If there where any supplied they are long gone.

@fasthaggis I was hoping to spend a lot less than that !


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 3:32 pm
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Folded up cardboard works for me.


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 3:33 pm
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@MisterP - simple is good !


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 3:40 pm
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i have the proper shimano spacers that came with my brakes but i hardly use them.
always use folded up cardboard instead.
the plus side of this is that cardboard is easily replaceable


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 4:45 pm
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Penny coin with some electric tape wrapped round it to fatten it up.


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 4:48 pm
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Thanks, I wondered if people had special secret but folded cardboard is good and that will hold itself in. Never bothered before but had a problem at the weekend.


 
Posted : 27/10/2014 4:54 pm

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