Bicycle Mechanics - just wont fit!

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vilelamb
10-02-05, 12:53 AM
My friend needs to replace his front caliper brakes on his old (80s) Schwinn road bike. Well he bought a basic front caliper brake, but the problem is the part where he bolts it onto the fork isn't long enough to screw on! What can be done about that?

MichaelW
10-02-05, 04:02 AM
Is the caliper designed for a traditionnall nut or a recesseed allen nut?
sydney
10-02-05, 07:13 AM
It's actually the fork drilling that dictates nutted or recessed.

schang
10-03-05, 07:53 AM
It sounds like your friend has an older-fashioned fork that is not drilled for a modern recessed-allen mount. Most sidepull brakes sold these days have the recessed mounting hardware. Sheldon Brown (as usual) has an excellent explanation of what's going on and what you can do about it:

http://sheldonbrown.com/gloss_ra-e.html#recessed
vilelamb
10-03-05, 11:43 PM
Oops, I've been so busy I forgot about my own thread! Anyway, yes it is traditional and yes Sheldon Brown has explained to me what is going on. Thank you everyone for your help!