Option 2 are brakes that don’t need them. These will have wrenching flats either in front of the pivot (Paul’s, Avid Shorty, Dia-Compe 988) or behind (can’t remember the brand but I recall at least one that needed a thin wrench between brake arm and fork leg).
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Some brakes don’t use a hole at the brake post for the spring. Many high end cantilever and V’s use this method such as onza, H.O. wtb speedmaster, avid trialign, most (if not all) paul’s as well as some cheaper stuff from diacompe and old 1980-1990’s suntour. The spring tension is typically adjusted with a 13mm cone wrench.
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[Option 1](https://brake-stuff.de/en/canti-studs/26/3-hole-plates-for-the-brake-return-spring-on-v-brakes)
Option 2 are brakes that don’t need them. These will have wrenching flats either in front of the pivot (Paul’s, Avid Shorty, Dia-Compe 988) or behind (can’t remember the brand but I recall at least one that needed a thin wrench between brake arm and fork leg).
Some brakes don’t use a hole at the brake post for the spring. Many high end cantilever and V’s use this method such as onza, H.O. wtb speedmaster, avid trialign, most (if not all) paul’s as well as some cheaper stuff from diacompe and old 1980-1990’s suntour. The spring tension is typically adjusted with a 13mm cone wrench.