Hi guys,

I was out riding yesterday and was pulling up at a set of traffic lights when I noticed that my front brake wasn't working.

At the light I noticed that one of the two bolts that holds the front brake caliper to the fork had shaken out and disappeared. Not sure when this happened but it was a little concerning, I am lucky I didn't need to stop quickly for any reason.

The loss of the bolt had caused the brake caliper to swing down off the rotor, so that when I squeezed the brake, the bads were no longer closing around the rotor.



Because I was trying to use the brake when it was dangling away from the rotor, the two brake pads have seized shut and I am not sure how to get them to loosen again so that I can but the brake back on.



Anyone know? Also, anyone know where I can get replacement bolts? Also, any ideas to stop this from happening, like using loctite or similiar?

I am pretty keen for this to not happen again.

Thanks for your help.