Originally Posted by Maelstrom
cause you are breaking one of the wings of the star fangled nut. In order to get it tight again you would need to repress a new starfangled nut in.
That makes sense.. I've not actually bothered to look and see what the starfangled nut looks like, so I wasn't completely sure what you were referring to. Doesn't sound like such a great option in my opinion. Ditching the front brake doesn't sound too hot either.. lol. I'd just deal with the brake cables the way they are