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I only need a front brake so no probs
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A friend of mine has a workshop - pretty sure he's got a pillar drill so might get him to do it on that.
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hmm ok I guess drilling it should be simple enough - I've got a pretty good drill and a bunch of metal drill bits so hopefully will have an 8mm. I'll give it a go.
Thanks for all the advice.
- if I completely f*ck it up I'll give the forks to fruitbat ;)
- if I completely f*ck it up I'll give the forks to fruitbat ;)
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Thanks Ant yeah I tried putting the nut on inside but then the end of the tread was too far inside the tube for the nut to be able to make contact.
Fruitbat - The frame is early to mid 80's I believe. As you suggest the brake has an allen key fitting I wondered about drilling the hole bigger but wasn't too keen on that idea.
Stripping the brake to fit a longer bolt and using a regular nut seems like a better idea. Any ideas where I could source a longer bolt from?
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Thanks - helpful
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Hello,
I've got a Holdsworth frame with matching forks. The brake mounting hole is roughly 7mm across. I've got a Shimano R450 Front Brake and the locking nut part of it is about 8mm across with a wider bit 10mm across at the end. The lock nut looks like it needs to go into the hole and rest on the wider part but it's too big. Is there any way of getting this brake to fit the forks?
Cheers.
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I'm looking to find a relatively cheap way of getting my new frame on the road and I got stuck finding a decent crankset without spending a bit of money.
However after a bit of searching I found you can pick up brand new campag mirage cranks on ebay for £10 and I've found a couple of options for a compatable chainring.
The first is from parker international who do miche 47-52t all for £30. The other option is a stronglight dural which you can pick up on ebay for £15.
Somewhere between £25 and £40 seem like pretty good value for a brand new crankset.
Is this a good idea or not, anyone got any advice?
Are you selling this stuff as part of a spring clean or doing the ground work to stop your missus going bonkers when some expensive wheels turn up ;)