Originally Posted by
LesterOfPuppets
It could use a shorter reach front brake. It likely had 590mm rims originally so the brake arms don't have the right reach for those 622mm rims.
I noticed that when I adjusted them. when I got it, the brake pads were vertical. I had to do some fanangling to get them to this point. I'm a car guy who is learning the bike thing. how would I go about determining the specs for correct brakes? i.e. what are the measurement points of reference?