Paul has the answer I like!
The Trek's front is drilled for recessed nuts, rear is not. I like Paul's suggestion, get a long nut
for the front, swap calipers back-for-front.
Checked icyclesusa.com and loosescrews.com, both have promising stuff.
icyclesusa.com (they say bolt, it's really a nut) 23mm titanium brake bolt 30mm aluminum brake bolt
loosescrews.com 22mm steel nut
"Paul Southworth" <
[email protected]> wrote:
> Jeff <
[email protected]> wrote:
> >The rear brake bolt on my 1997ish Shimano 105 is short - goes into the bridge does not protrude
> >out the other side.
> >
> >The bridge on my 1988 Trek has a small hole - a recessed nut will not fit
> >
> >Any ideas, group? Replace the bolt? Drill the brake bridge?
>
> I assume your fork is drilled for recessed style, a lot of Treks were recessed on front and nutted
> on back. If true, get a long recessed brake nut and use it to mount the rear brake on the front.
> Put the front brake on the back with a nut. I got my long recessed nut from icyclesusa.com, I
> think it was $4-5.
>
> --Paul