Fixing broken brake boss
I came across this old steel bike in my shed a few months ago which had been sitting up for about 15 years. I thought I might get it in working order over a day or two but one thing led to another and now I have completely stripped the bike and stripped paint and almost ready to prime it for a new paint job. I think it’s 1990s Trek MTB. My plan is to turn it into a touring bike and I have already got quite a few of the parts including a surly cocktail fork. Here’s the problem though
The smooth part of one of the rear brake bosses has snapped off. Brakes will still screw on but I don’t know if they’ll function properly with half the boss. They’re brazed on so I can’t just screw a new one on. This is the first full stripping down and build I’ve done so I’m feeling a bit in over my head and not sure if it’s worth getting someone to weld on a new boss. Could I bodge a solution? I really don’t want to give up on this bike over something so small and have put in quite a lot of effort. I’m sure my work isn’t perfect, this is a project about learning as much as result. Any advice would be really appreciated!