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Pros
Shims + cassette spacers are the secret to being able to swap wheels back and forth between bikes (or multiple wheels on the same bike) without having to recenter brake calipers and/or adjust the rear mech each time. Works great on the trainer, but th... Read More
Highlights
Quality
I ordered these to fix a problem with a disc brake caliper making contact with the passing spokes of my road bike
Very simple and easy to work with
To make wheels match you shim the wheel with the rotor positioned the furthest inboard
Packaging/appearance
I used the topeak topeak combotorq wrench and bit set and in order to gain purchase laid the wheel on the floor
Competitiveness
Her regular tire is a knobby 29er which is no good for a trainer causes too much noise and vibration
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- This product had a total of 78 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 26 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
My very old hayes hfx brake caliper was as far inboard as it could be on my not so new fox fork and even with some machining of the caliper mount it wasnt enough
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Nothing terrible but there was some rubbing noise at slow speeds or while torquing the bars while climbing that was wholly irritating
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They are very thin so you can dial in the clearance you want on the spoke side and the caliper mount side
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Remember that you can only space the disc out towards the fork end
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have 2 sets of rims for my mtb and while the front wheels can be swapped out nicely the rear rims swapout caused the hydraulic disk brakes to bind
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I found that adding 3 of these shims 0
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Hint 1 youll need a t25 torque wrench for the disc rotor bolts
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I used the topeak topeak combotorq wrench and bit set and in order to gain purchase laid the wheel on the floor
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