V Brake boss threads

[thistle]

I bought some gold blanking bolts for my old forks which have had the V brake mounts removed (now has disc brakes)

I bought a pair of the 10mm Hope hose guides but they won't fit.

The V brake bosses are definitely 10mm (same diameter as the Hope bolts) but the thread pitch is different which I think is why they don't fit.
They've fitted perfectly in the back but gold plugs in a silver frame look a bit crap

Has anyone else had this problem? I thought thread pitches were all the same on bikes nowadays....

[martinw]

It could be worth a quick email to hope explaining mate, they may be able to give you a heads up.

[john59]

If you look at the reviews in pivot bolts and blankers on chainreaction cycles website, there are a few people saying the hope has a different thread pitch and wont fit their bikes or forks. hope this helps.

[thistle]

May 29, 2009 21:18:27 GMT john59 said:

Hope this helps.

Deliberate? ;D

Glad to see it's not just me then. I've emailled Hope like Martin suggested to ask if they have a solution. Don't fancy retapping my forks just for some of those.

[thistle]

I've had this reply from Hope today, in two sentences:

Hello peter,yes there are different pitches of threads but unfortunately we only make one pitch of thread for the hose guides as it is normally a 8mm hose guide that sits in the front fork so unfortunately it won't be possible to fit that particular hose guide to that fork other than if you had access to a dye(sic) that you may be able to recut a thread onto the guide.I know it's not ideal but it may be the only suggestion to get the guide to work with that particular fork i'm afraid.