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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
It's pretty easy to shim out a brake shoe rather than toe it in. Just break off the pull tab from a soda can, put it between the brake shoe and the brake arm (in front of the bolt), tighten it up, and break off the rest. No bending required.