Thread: U brake post spacing
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Old 03-12-16 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by velonomad
MTB U-brakes were 90mm on center IIRC. But I recall when you would buy a brake stiffener "horseshoe" they either were slotted or had an eccentric bushing to adjust to the spacings of your brake posts. So "within spec" could easily be a range of 13 mm or more. If the spacing is wide you usually can space the brake shoes to compensate.

While one more data point, to give much weight to a device which was designed to fit a certain set of specs that may not be the OP's is not a good path to really knowing what's going on. besides the stiffener brace shown looks to be for cantis, or it has a LOAD of tire clearance if for U brakes. Andy.
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