I've been through this nonsense. I bought a cheap front Tektro brake and stole the bolt from it. I put that on the rear, and then I drilled out the front fork to accept a recessed allen.
I also tried that rear-on-front trick, and I don't recommend it. The brake wiggled itself loose after a few weeks, stripping the bolt in the process. Really and truly though, the easiest route is to get the VO nutted. It's the exact same brake, as handsome as you please, and won't leave you drilling out that classic bike of yours. wc. On Dec 15, 9:41 am, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > Has anyone in this group had experience converting the Rivendell > Silver brake to a nutted mounting? I've found one reference on a > Google search for the 650B internet list group that indicated it was > possible to swap out the center pivot bolt from a "cheap" Tektro 800 > brake to modify the Tektro R556/Rivendell Silver for nutted mounting. > > By the way, I'm aware that Velo-Orange is presently selling the Tektro > R538/R556 brakes in nutted mount versions, I'd like, however to modify > a set of the Rivendell Silver brakes. This is intended for a > conversion of my Schwinn Paramount P15 from a 27" wheel size to 700c. > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
