Mounting rear brake on fork?

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Is there any trick that will allow me to use a rear brake up front?

I have a rear 105 brake on the front of my recessed-nut frame. I found an extra-long nut at
www.icyclesusa.com or www.biketoolsetc.com, I don't recall exactly which one.

Sam Huffman said:

I recently bought a used fixed gear that lacks a front brake. I'd like to mount a spare Shimano
105 rear caliper onto the fork. Unfortunately the bolt is far too short.

Is there any trick that will allow me to use a rear brake up front?

Yes, I've got a couple of tricks for this explained in the "Recessed Brake Mount" entry of my
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sam-<< I recently bought a used fixed gear that lacks a front brake. I'd like to mount a spare
Shimano 105 rear caliper onto the fork. Unfortunately the bolt is far too short. >><BR><BR>

Yep, go to a bike shop and get one of the 'for carbon forks' long brake bolts, use it in your rear
brake/fork combo-

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