I believe that the chainring mounting bolts for triple chainrings are a bit longer and have the right thread, but could be wrong. harvey sachs mclean va
At 10:12 AM 12/20/2000 -0400, ALMIRAB wrote:
>Hello..
>
>
>I almost have completed my retro-tourism bike project
>when I found that I cannot mount the front Modolo Mach I front brake
>in the (Kestrel EMS Pro) carbon fork. (Sigh...)
>
>I noticed that in this fork, the brake mounting hole is longer (1.650" /
>41.91mm)
>than those found in normal steel / aluminum forks.
>
>The easier option that I have thought so far is to find a
>longer mounting nut. I have tried with Shimano and other brands
>but they are shorter.
>
>Also I have thought of making one at a machine shop but
>my local machine shop does not work with the metric system.
>
>Does somebody have a mounting nut larger than .590" / 15mm? (in 6X1.00mm
>thread).
>Is there a place that can make one or that have them?
>Are there other
>alternatives?
>
>
>Thanks!
>
>Alvin Mirabal
>Puerto Rico
>alfa011@prtc.net