The Sheldon nut should work and you most likely will not have to shorten the Nitto Mini "bolt." The portion of the Sheldon nut that engages the allen key will protrude out of the back of the fork crown.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/fenders.html Scroll down about 60% of the way. The thin bit fits inside the fork crown, the larger diameter bit ends up outside the fork crown. Angus On Dec 7, 7:32 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gernot > > I don't know. I have much more than 1-2mm of threads engaged as > pictured. I'm perfectly fine with the state of the assembly I've > got. It's tight and it's not going anywhere. The nut or the bolt > would have to explode for anything to fail, and even then, my front > brake would only be squishy. I've tried it. I removed the nut > entirely and the brake still operates. I'm satisfied that it won't > fail and even if it did fail, the bike would be safe to ride home. If > I went to a recessed allen solution, I would likely have to cut the > Nitto Mini bolt down a bit because it would be sticking out too far. > The recessed allen bolt would bottom out, or the bolt would poke > through so my allen wrench can no longer be inserted into the cap. > I've never used a Sheldon nut, and don't know exactly how deep they > are, but I might have to cut down the bolt to get that to work, too. > > On Dec 6, 11:55 pm, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hhm, not sure I understand. A Sheldon nut would give you 1-2 mm more > > thread engagement if using a fender, by mounting the fender tab to the > > separate fender bolt. 1-2 mm is not enough for me, I don't think. Am I > > missing something? > > > Gernot > > > On Dec 7, 4:36 am, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Doug > > > > A correct point. It is the same thread as a brake bolt. My set up > > > worked as-is, but if I needed more thread engagement, that would be > > > the way to go. > > > > On Dec 6, 11:52 am, Doug Van Cleve <dvancl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Folks, > > > > > I may be missing something here since I don't have hands on experience > > > > with > > > > that rack, but I'm pretty sure you can use a normal recessed allen bolt > > > > (like on any modern sidepull caliper brake) and there is no issue with > > > > getting everything fastened down. You might have to drill out the hole > > > > in > > > > the fender mount or use a Sheldon nut from Problem Solvers, but that > > > > should > > > > be it. > > > > > Merry Christmas, > > > > Doug > > > > > On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 10:17 AM, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I photographed it yesterday just in case someone asked. I even have a > > > > > fender in there. Granted, the bolt does not extend way past the > > > > > nylock ring, but it's tight. I have a second hanger that I might face > > > > > on the mill when I get into the machine shop next. That ought to get > > > > > me a little more purchase. > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/5236889932/in/photostream/ > > > > > > On Dec 6, 8:07 am, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > William, > > > > > > > when I put the Tektro hanger on the Mini Front's bolt, I don't have > > > > > > enough threads showing on the back of the fork crown to securely > > > > > > attach the nut. I find it hard to believe the Bomba fork crown is > > > > > > more > > > > > > narrow (front to back) than the Sam's. Did you modify your brake > > > > > > hanger? Did you get a Mini Front with an extra long bolt, or is mine > > > > > > extra short? Do you have an pics of your set-up, please? > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > Gernot- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
