Originally Posted by
HandsomeRyan
You can often put a small spacer behind the brake to push it forward and keep it from scrubbing the tire. That's why my wifes FG conversion ended up with a bottle cage up front.
That is the most ridiculuous hack mechanic solution I have EVER seen. If you were going to do it properly, why the hell didn't you just stick a regular spacer there? Or hell, even filed out the pad slot. I really hope nobody goes home thinking this is an adequte solution to a brake reach problem.