Nutted rear brake caliper = Front brake caliper?
11-13-17, 04:00 PM
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Usually the rear bolt is quite a bit shorter. Are you trying to use a nutted rear brake, as a recessed front? Or are you asking if the fronts and rears are identical?
11-13-17, 04:13 PM
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A hex nutted rear caliper is essentially the same as the variant fitted to the front with a recessed allen nut. The pivot bolts (mounting bolts) for both fitments are usually the same length. Just be sure to swap the brake pads left to right if they're the directional type.
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what are you trying to do? sounds reverse of the how to use recessed brakes on a frame made for nutted brakes (which is drill out rear hole in fork, use the recessed rear break with an extra long recessed bolt and use the recessed front brake with a nut for the rear break.
nutted rear brake does not have a long enough bolt to use on the front
nutted rear brake does not have a long enough bolt to use on the front
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Need the intent here.
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What I want to do is put Shimano 1055 double pivot caliper on the back, but the frame takes a nutted (not recessed) rear caliper.
I thought one way to do it is to locate a 2nd 1055 front caliper and mount it to the back, as the rear nutted caliper on the bike right now, has a bolt that seems about the length of a typical front caliper.
I thought one way to do it is to locate a 2nd 1055 front caliper and mount it to the back, as the rear nutted caliper on the bike right now, has a bolt that seems about the length of a typical front caliper.
11-13-17, 08:51 PM
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Totally works.
I mounted modern mid-reach Ultegra brakes on my '81 schwinn.
I mounted the front on the rear and the rear on the front. All I needed was the mounting hw for the rear and a 35mm recessed bolt for the front. I had to swap the pads R to L since the are directional.
Works great and the performance is perfect.
I mounted modern mid-reach Ultegra brakes on my '81 schwinn.
I mounted the front on the rear and the rear on the front. All I needed was the mounting hw for the rear and a 35mm recessed bolt for the front. I had to swap the pads R to L since the are directional.
Works great and the performance is perfect.
11-14-17, 08:05 AM
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What I want to do is put Shimano 1055 double pivot caliper on the back, but the frame takes a nutted (not recessed) rear caliper.
I thought one way to do it is to locate a 2nd 1055 front caliper and mount it to the back, as the rear nutted caliper on the bike right now, has a bolt that seems about the length of a typical front caliper.
I thought one way to do it is to locate a 2nd 1055 front caliper and mount it to the back, as the rear nutted caliper on the bike right now, has a bolt that seems about the length of a typical front caliper.
Probably cheaper unless you’re lucky/good at bargain hunting.
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My 1986 Trek 400 Elance came with a recessed front brake and a nutted rear brake.
I went around it by getting another brake set- I was using 6400 series levers and brakes- I wanted dual pivots in the front, but I chose a single pivot in the back. I think it's cool and exceptionally adorable. As I recall, it was less expensive getting a set of brakes, rather than just a front brake.
I went around it by getting another brake set- I was using 6400 series levers and brakes- I wanted dual pivots in the front, but I chose a single pivot in the back. I think it's cool and exceptionally adorable. As I recall, it was less expensive getting a set of brakes, rather than just a front brake.
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11-14-17, 06:45 PM
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If the fork has a recessed mount, switching the front and rear is a piece of cake.
11-17-17, 06:18 PM
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My '84 Univega Viva Sport also has a recessed front and nutted rear. I had bought a set of recessed-mount Tektro dual pivots for it, and when I realized that I had a 1-and-1, I bought a second set -- AND I also bought the conversion studs. So now I have another set of Tektros to put on my old Fuji...
