You have no idea what you are talking about. The "spacer" I used was the stock front reflector mount. I was going to remove it becasue the bike used the not-so-awesome 3" diameter round orange reflector that was popular on many bikes of the late 60's. When I removed the mount it pushed the brakes back to where the pads were scrubbing on the tire. I took off the reflector, mounted a bottle cage, and the problem was solved. This isn't a hack mechanic solution- this is how the brakes were set up from the factory, all I changed was replacing the reflector with a bottle cage. Thanks for playing though....