Originally Posted by
BCRider
This may be a whacky idea but have you measured the two calipers you have to make sure that they have the same reach?
You mentioned in a post from higher up that you drilled the rear bridge to allow the brakes to mount. On a newer frame that suggests to me that you should have gotten the proper long bolt style so you didn't need to drill the frame. But it also suggests that since you drilled it from the back and right on through that the caliper on the rear may be angled down instead of sitting parallel to the seat stays. If so it would reach further. So it's possible that the rear isn't really long enough either but it worked out due to how you drilled the frame.
No, I drilled right through both existing holes in the bridge. The rear brake had the shorter stud therefore it didn't exit the rear of the bridge which is why I had to drill for the brake nut. The holes in the front fork were the same size but bigger so drilling wasn't necessary. The front brake had the longer stud having to pass through the fork. The frame was advertised as slightly used but may have been reconditioned. The seller had a number of them and may have bought them from the manufacturer as defects. Since I really would like to use these brakes, I think the best option for me is to purchase a steel fork from Nashbar. It's advertised as accepting short reach brakes.