Tristanh666

Hey guys i bought these ultrega br 6600 breaks for my old pugeot road frame but they dont fit. Is there any way for me to get them on?

evilcryalotmore

How come they dont fit? Pictures? What size wheels. What brakes style is on the fork?

Tristanh666

Noy sure about the fork but my wheels are 700c and what i ment to say was the screw at the back of each break doesnt go all the way through my frame

MPC Biker

The new Ultegra calipers were designed to be mounted in a fork and frame drilled for a recessed bolt. The frame you are using is probably not designed for this type of bolt, it might have been designed for nutted bolts that are longer and go through the frame.

To fix your problem we need pics, it may br possible to dril out the frame or change the calipers around to you can use them as nutted calipers.

MPC Biker

This is the difference between the two types, the nutted type is much longer.

FastJake

In addition to this, I would bet the Ultegra calipers you bought have much too short a reach for your frame. Older frames generally had longer reach brakes. Reach: https://www.sheldonbrown.com/calipers.html#reach

Again, we need pictures to tell you if these brakes will even work or not.

Tristanh666

Ugh dang they are recessed i should done more reading. Ill put pictures up asap. Is there any issues i should know about that wont let me drill the hole a little bigger to fit the breaks

xavier853

I drilled out the back of my peugeots brake mounts to fit the recessed kind. Not that difficult to do and it worked out just fine.

Tristanh666

Would it look silly if i put new breaks on an old frame?

striknein

It might, but who cares? If it works, ride it.

thirdgenbird

drilling is the best option but not your only one. on many bikes you can install the front (long stud) brake on the back with the concave washers and nut from your old brakes. then mount the rear brake on the front using the recessed nut placed inside the fork crown/steerer or use a long recessed nut made for a carbon fork in the traditional manner.

i have done all three of the above options with great success.


due to the tight area behind the rear triangle, this is what i would do:
use the front brake on the back with the concave washers and a nut

drill the back of the fork out for a recessed nut and mount the rear brake on the fork with a long recessed nut. you may have to cut the nut to the "perfect" length.

Kol.klink

Depends on the breaks

Leukybear 

Unless it's a prized frame... such as a PX10, paramount or etc... and you have to do some "chopping" to get some stuff to be compatible..

NikZak

or stick the brakes you bought on fleabay and try get something for them and buy appropriate brakes for your frame