??? Short reach u brake ???

[Jaymz]

Is there such a thing?

Onmy stout boy I'm having to run the rear wheel way back in the drop outs, otherwise I can't get the block to reach the rim, I'm runnin an era correct dc ad990, and would want to keep the solution era correct obviously

Any ideas fellas?

[GavinDavis]

How far back exactly are you having to fix the wheel Jay?  Is it pretty safe where it is?  Have you got a piccy? 

[Betty]

Sounds like the brake mounts are welded on too far back on the stays

[Jaymz]

Sounds like the brake mounts are welded on too far back on the stays

i think so too fella

Here is a pic and on this one they aren't quite right, needs a touch more to tighten the chain [which has 4 half links in it for fine adjustment]

and the chain has to be tight so it doesn't foul the top of the u brake

[GavinDavis]

Hmmm......Does look pretty far back Jay??  Well...thinking about it, the 2-Hip Pork ran a different brake so im wondering if its designed around the same brake?

[fugazi]

I've just noticed Your frame has the brake on the chainstays, all the other Stout Boy frames I've seen have them on the seatstays?! Even if You find a mid-school brake with shorter pad slots (Shimano?) another problem You'll run into will be the tyre rubbing on the brake arms if You want to run a shorter backend!

[GavinDavis]

I've just noticed Your frame has the brake on the chainstays, all the other Stout Boy frames I've seen have them on the seatstays?! Even if You find a mid-school brake with shorter pad slots (Shimano?) another problem You'll run into will be the tyre rubbing on the brake arms if You want to run a shorter backend!

Theres a thread on the museum that I found that sort of talks about this.....This was one of the "first off" originals and apprantly they ran the brakes on both the chainstays and the seat stays.....Bit random I guess but all of the others were mounted on the seat stays after.  Possibly because of this problem?

[Jaymz]

It's all part of the fun

[fugazi]

I know it's not era correct, but I would get either an original Odyssey Evolver, a Primo E-brake or a Revenge Industries brake. They all have the extra adjustment You need plus a bit more room around the brake arm area (the Revenge has the most in this area) If You reshaped them a little perhaps it would look a bit more mid school 

[Betty]

Did S&M make these frames? They were notorious for brake mounts in the wrong place 

Proper do a u brake that gives plenty of room 

[gary4130]

try a 1/2 link chain bit -should bring the rear wheel forward enough ?

[not johndub71]

I've come across this on my Haro X2. I bought it second hand and popped a generic Tektro U brake on it because it was a pos. With the stock chain which was stretched, that too wouldn't reach. Took some tweaking with chain length to get it right. Although you have a degree of adjustability on the drop outs, the U brakes don't unfortunately.