And if you're in the bay area, Box Dog Bikes in SF sells these nutted brakes at a better price than VO does ($20 cheaper IIRC).
-nathan On Dec 16, 2009, at 8:57 AM, William Henderson <william.c.hender...@gmail.com > wrote: > 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 > . > > -- 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.
