Small thread V brake posts?
12-08-11 | 11:38 PM
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Small thread V brake posts?
I recently acquired a Manitou suspoension fork that had been used on a disc brake bike. The previous owner or their mechanic removed the V-brake mounting posts. My bike has V brakes so I am having to reinstall some posts. I am running into a problem though. The threads are WAY smaller than anything we have at the shop. Was this a Manitou only thread size? I am thinking it would easier to drill and retap the holes than to try and find the posts 10+ years after the fact. But, would this leave too little room for the spring pins? Has anyone dealt with this issue successfully?,,,,BD
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12-09-11 | 09:02 AM
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Dreamin' of Bemidji Down the Mississippi (in part)
Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
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