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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
"Zilla" wrote in message . .. $50! That costs as much as the brake system! -- - Zilla Cary, NC (Remove XSPAM) Yep, it's only worth it if you got a frame that you really like. I've got an old RM (steel is real) frame that I like. It's got a life time warranty. |
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Works fine for me...
"Paul R" wrote in message
... Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? Yes, it works just fine... FWIW, I just designed my new full rigid Titus 1x9 around this setup... went Avid mechanical disk up front, with Avid Ti V brake on rear. Primarily for overall weight savings and ability to run a wider choice of rims. I'm running Avid Ultimate levers which provide excellent feel on both ends... This bike is not intended to be an all-weather conditions ride -- but if it were I'd choose disk at both ends... -BigfootDenny |
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Works fine for me...
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:34:03 -0400, "BigfootDenny"
wrote: "Paul R" wrote in message ... Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? Yes, it works just fine... FWIW, I just designed my new full rigid Titus 1x9 around this setup... went Avid mechanical disk up front, with Avid Ti V brake on rear. Primarily for overall weight savings and ability to run a wider choice of rims. I'm running Avid Ultimate levers which provide excellent feel on both ends... This bike is not intended to be an all-weather conditions ride -- but if it were I'd choose disk at both ends... Back to quoting school for you. |
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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
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Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? I did, very briefly. Three observations: 1) The sound of v-brakes on a muddy rim drove me back 2) Although most of the stopping power is in the front wheel, the rear wheel is the one that breaks loose/skids easiest. Given that, the better modulation of hydraulic discs would seem to redeem them for rear use. 3) I liked the idea of cable vees in the back as a reliability factor. You get the right gunk on those discs and the brakes just flat don't work. OTOH, whatever got the right gunk on the discs might just as well get the same stuff on the rims.... -- PeteCresswell |
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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
"Per Elmsäter" wrote in message ... jack wrote: Get one of these if you want to add disk brakes to your rear. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=3632448 977 I've heard it said that it's difficult to take your rear wheel off with these thingys on. Do you know anything about that? The picture sure looks good and I can't figure out why. I was advised against doing that on my old frame for that very reason. -- Perre You have to be smarter than a robot to reply. You need to unscrew the QR level all the way out so you can release the wheel. How often do you take your rear wheel off? |
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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
"Paul R" skrev i en meddelelse ... Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? I don't want to add lugs for rear disc brakes to my frame, so I would only consider using discs on the front. I imagine it should be fine, as most of the braking power comes from the front anyway. The rear brake does not need as much modulation or power as the front. Any comments? Paul You should also take your riding conditions under consideration when chosing, for example if you're riding in loose sand or muddy condition I would prefer the Disc on the rear wheel as well. I don't like to use the brake on the front wheel in those coditions..... Just my opinion. But it works fine in most cases. Martin |
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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
"Paul R" wrote in message
... Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? I just built up an old frame llike this last week and I've been riding it non-stop since then. It works absolutely fine and I have no problems whatsoever with it. In fact I quite like it. I'm using Avid AD-3 levers, mechanical Shimano Deore disc on the front, and cheap Promax V's on the rear. Random thoughts, in no particular order: Modulating the rear V is harder than the front disc. But we all knew that about disc's versus V's anyway. Stopping power is fantastic at both ends. The v's lock the rear easily so no problems there. Maybe a long downhill will fade the v's but I haven't one yet. Grit on the rim and in v's is never pleasant but rarely a problem with discs. Both the mech discs and the v's need adjusting from time to time. I'm not racing so getting the rear wheel out in a hurry is a non-issue. -- Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.) |
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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
"Paul R" wrote in message ...
Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? I don't want to add lugs for rear disc brakes to my frame, so I would only consider using discs on the front. I imagine it should be fine, as most of the braking power comes from the front anyway. The rear brake does not need as much modulation or power as the front. Any comments? My next hardtail will be equipped as such. It makes good sense. JD |
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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
"Paul R" wrote:
Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? I don't want to add lugs for rear disc brakes to my frame, so I would only consider using discs on the front. I imagine it should be fine, as most of the braking power comes from the front anyway. The rear brake does not need as much modulation or power as the front. Any comments? I'll be labeled a heretic (again...) but if you want even better "more disc-like" performance from that rear brake, use plain ol' cantis on the back end. Set up right, they'll provide plenty of stopping power (more than you can use), and will modulate a lot better than the V's (a generalization, but a pretty accurate one). That saves the trails, too. That is, of course, assuming you have a bike that still has a brake stop for a canti (or, you can mount one of the seatpost QR-mounted stops). PS - cantis are lighter than V's... ;-) Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of the $695 ti frame |
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disc brakes on front, v-brakes on rear
"Paul R" wrote in message ... Has anyone tried this? Does it work for you? I don't want to add lugs for rear disc brakes to my frame, so I would only consider using discs on the front. I imagine it should be fine, as most of the braking power comes from the front anyway. The rear brake does not need as much modulation or power as the front. Any comments? Works just fine for me,and has been for a couple years now. Shaun aRe |
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