Originally Posted by
Yotsko
I don't get it either. The fork plate (the silver-ish part in the center of the left photo, if I'm not using the right term) rotates freely when I loosen the boss stud. I'd actually never realized that it was supposed to be bonded to the fork. Once I started having problems and taking a look at it, I assumed that the "tightness" of the boss stud held it in place. If that's not the case...do I need a new fork?
I wouldn't assume that the stop cam is bonded to the fork. It certainly isn't on my carbon fork on my Las Cruces. On mine, the brake boss keeps it in place by being properly tightened. On metal forks, they are usually attached via welding or adhesive but I'm not sure that is the case with a carbon fork. You could easily hold it in place with a bit of superglue and then tighten the stud properly.
An alternative is to go to a brake that doesn't need the stop plate. There are lots of them out there that use a different mechanism to set the spring tension. Paul's Cantilevers, for example, don't use a pin but instead use a nut on the front of the brake to set tension. They cost about the same as the Ultimates but they have a higher coolness factor.