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"Klein" brake bridge thickness
So: I am installing brakes on a Aluminum Schwinn built under license
from Klein, but find the 105 brake caliper bolt is too long in the front. In rear, it is too short.And no, I don't have the front and rear swapped. Would one (i.e. "I") need to install a shorter bolt in front and longer in back, and if so is there a Klein standard? I suppose I could shorten the front bolt and stick it on the rear, but that still leaves us with adjusting the front size. Every other bike I have worked on has managed to snuggle up to the same sized caliper bolts. Any input gladly recieved. Brian Plaugher Guerneville, CA |
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So: I am installing brakes on a Aluminum Schwinn built under license
from Klein, but find the 105 brake caliper bolt is too long in the front. In rear, it is too short.And no, I don't have the front and rear swapped. Would one (i.e. "I") need to install a shorter bolt in front and longer in back, and if so is there a Klein standard? I suppose I could shorten the front bolt and stick it on the rear, but that still leaves us with adjusting the front size. Every other bike I have worked on has managed to snuggle up to the same sized caliper bolts. Any input gladly recieved. The early Schwinn aluminum road bikes had a number of interesting "features" (of which the most-objectionable was the internal expanding seatpost). I don't recall the brake bolt length issue, but I think you've probably already figured out some of the options... using a short bolt on both front & rear brakes, and if the short bolt is a bit too short on the front, then you can use a longer nut to reach down to it. Also, I suspect if you brought it into a decent LBS, they wouldn't have too tough a time figuring out a solution. In any event, it's not a "Klein standard", just happens to be the way Schwinn did it back then. --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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