[CR]Track Bike Front Brake or Reverse Drop Center Bolt for Higher Brake

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:05:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Kevin Kruger" <ktk1_7_0_2_8@yahoo.com>
To: agura@earthlink.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Track Bike Front Brake or Reverse Drop Center Bolt for Higher Brake

Hi Andrew,

I encountered a similar problem with my contemporary Ron Cooper built Bates Cantiflex, plus a newly acquired Rauler racing tandem.  Can't understand how Mr. Cooper built the fork this way, as I specified short reach Campy s idepull for the component specs???

Front short reach brakes sat too low for the pads to fully contact the rim, thus I modified a Campy drop bolt to serve as a reverse elevated brake cen ter bolt.  The modification simply requires cutting/filing a spring slot on the opposite side of the conventional spring slot.  Not aware of Campy making a long nutted front drop bolt, so you have to use a recessed allen nut on modified rear nutted drop bolt,,,,or find a standard nutted front Ja panese copy drop bolt,,,,these are pretty tough to find!

Here's a link to a Wool Jersey photo that clearly illustrates what I did to make the brake work on my Bates:

http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Kevin-Krugers-Bikes/BATESCOOPER/BatesDr opBolt2.jpg.html

Hope this is helpful.

Regards,
Kevin Kruger - Grantville, PA