Recently bought an inexpensive frame on Ebay in order to build a fixed gear bike for myself. I decided to mount a new set of linear pull brakes that I had. The back brake mounted perfectly although I had to drill out the mounting hole to receive the brake nut. The front brake was another story. i mounted the front brake into the mounting hole on the fork but the pads at their lowest adjustment contact the tire and not the machined surface of the rim. The pads are about a half inch short of the rim. It doesn't seem that these brakes are made for this application but I thought all these frames are standardized when it comes to mounting brakes. Obviously I'm wrong.