Short reach nutted front brake caliper

team,

trying to find one of the above, have an old track frame with small clearance and dont want to drill the hole wider, wondering if anyone has any ideas?

i have heard that you can get a new style rear brake and nut it from the inside, it doesnt sound too solid to me, but just wondering if anyone had tried it and if it worked?

ta

drilling the hole is not that big of a deal, i did it fine and i'm an idiot.

i have scoured google for a bit and not found anything.

I have done that internal bolting bodge - It's a massive ballache and I had to bend and fabricate spacers.
Sometimes it held and sometimes it wouldn't stay tight no matter what.
If you do it; use a nylok nut and serrated washer.

8mm drill and some cutting fluid (or just go slow and let it cool) is easy enough...
If you don't want to drill then look out for the dia-compe n500 brake calipers or similar.

for my iro i just got a longer allen nut to go in the back of the fork. cost me about £1.50.

^they ate 8mm dia, on older frame the hole is only 6mm iirc

I was having exactly the same problem and I tried the new back brake on the front trick and it seems to be working great. Its holding tight and seems very secure. I’m actually surprised at how secure it is.

Could you use an old long 6mm wide bolt from a bmx diacompe?

this is exactly what I need to do. anyone know anywhere in North/East/Central where I can get this drilled?

for my iro i just got a longer allen nut to go in the back of the fork. cost me about £1.50.

does anyone know where i could get a 30mm recessed nut at a non extortionate price?

30 MM RECESSED NUT - Google Search

seem to remember seeing some for around the £2 mark

thanks, tried that but they are all £8-10.

you could always claim to be from a lbs and ask http://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/490/53/ to send you a sample! ! !

or Amazon.com: Sunlite Recessed Brake Nut, 30mm: Sports & Outdoors

you could always claim to be from a lbs and ask http://wheelsmfg.com/content/view/490/53/ to send you a sample! ! !

I like your style but i'm sure the shops have a unique id number

@rocksteady did you find the nut at the end?