Fitting rear Campagnolo Skeleton brake

Clem
Clem Posts: 546
edited June 2008 in Workshop
Should be easy, right? Nope.

My Dedacciai Scuro HCR's rear mounting arch is so fat - and the threaded stub of the rear Chorus Skeleton brake is so short - that a 25mm deep M8 bolt (fine for front brakes/fork) will barely reach.

Does anyone know where I can get a 30mm bolt, or should I just fit a front brake to the rear (turning the brake pads around, obviously)?!

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  • Croxted Avenger
    Croxted Avenger Posts: 837
    Give this a go:-

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Stainless-Allen-Key-Brake-nut-30mm-Brand-new_W0QQitemZ260252559398QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item260252559398&_trkparms=72%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C65%3A12&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

    8)
    \'You Come At the King,You Best Not Miss\'
  • Clem
    Clem Posts: 546
    Cheers - now why couldn't I see that in a search.... doh!

    Thanks again
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    What would annoy me is clearly the manufacturer has deliberately designed the frame to take a non-standard brake fitting, but for the sake of a 50p extended bolt, give the buyer a headache trying to find one!
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • deal
    deal Posts: 857
    Monty Dog wrote:
    What would annoy me is clearly the manufacturer has deliberately designed the frame to take a non-standard brake fitting, but for the sake of a 50p extended bolt, give the buyer a headache trying to find one!

    pretty sure that my brakes (ultegra sl) came with 3 different sizes

    edit: just checked and none of them are 30mm :oops:
  • Clem
    Clem Posts: 546
    Monty Dog wrote:
    What would annoy me is clearly the manufacturer has deliberately designed the frame to take a non-standard brake fitting, but for the sake of a 50p extended bolt, give the buyer a headache trying to find one!

    Yes, thanks for the moral support Monty Dog - I does mean I can't get out on the new bike until the bolt arrives. Should've looked at this a few weeks ago, I suppose.

    PS The bolt will cost me nearly £3.50 - and it's not even titanium!
  • coot
    coot Posts: 58
    Spooky, just been through exacly the same thing last week when building mine ( record on a scuro frame )

    Luckilly my frame came with a longer bolty receptacle doo dah, didnt stop me from putting the brakes on the wrong way round first time though :)
  • Clem
    Clem Posts: 546
    ...perhaps the guy who sold me the frame still has his bolt sitting somewhere useless!

    I feel an email coming on...
  • andylav
    andylav Posts: 308
    Clem

    The Scuro should definitely come with an extra long threaded bolt specific to the frame for mounting the brake.

    Should definitely email the seller the deteremine its wherabouts

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