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Caliper Brakes: Nut vs Hex key
Apart from the length of the bolt, is there any difference between
calipers that fix with nuts and those that fit with hexnut? I'm pilfering parts from my sister's old bike and want to replace my single pivot hex's with some dual pivot nutties. Apart from the slight protrusion of bolt beyond what is needed, is there any safety reason why I cannot swap these parts? |
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Caliper Brakes: Nut vs Hex key
Richard Bates wrote:
Apart from the length of the bolt, is there any difference between calipers that fix with nuts and those that fit with hexnut? I'm pilfering parts from my sister's old bike and want to replace my single pivot hex's with some dual pivot nutties. Apart from the slight protrusion of bolt beyond what is needed, is there any safety reason why I cannot swap these parts? Hex key brakes save carrying a spanner about, but there's no safety reason why they can't be swapped for nutted ones as long as they can be done up tight. Might not be room for, or possible to get at, the conventional nut when used on certain carbon forks with narrow deep recesses. I don't think you'll be able to use recessed (hex key) nuts with "nutted" brakes, unless perhaps using a rear brake as a front, or there's enough thread for them to b cut down. A recessed nut can't be fully tightened if the bolt is too long. ~PB |
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........ Might not be room for, or possible to get at, the conventional nut when used on certain carbon forks with narrow deep recesses. By "recess" there, I don't mean the hole for the recessed nut, but the area surrounding it. ~PB |
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Caliper Brakes: Nut vs Hex key
Pete Biggs wrote:
Richard Bates wrote: I'm pilfering parts from my sister's old bike and want to replace my single pivot hex's with some dual pivot nutties. Apart from the slight Hex key brakes save carrying a spanner about, but there's no safety reason why they can't be swapped for nutted ones as long as they can be done up tight. .... And they work like a dream. Exage 300 is so much nicer than NoName. Springs are less stiff too so hopefully the middle finger on my right hand (front brake) will stop hurting. |
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