Mountain Biking - disc brake questions

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iamthetas
09-02-03, 06:17 PM
i am new to disc brakes and know nothing of adjusting or maintenence.are there any sites or info to pass along.these are entry level to get used to how they work.and i mean entry level.got tired of braking high $stuff and figure ill learn about these 'fore plunking down big $im gonna break them anyway.at 5-10 and 200 lbs i go thru a lot of components,frames shocks,bearings etc.


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Maelstrom
09-02-03, 06:33 PM
It varries from disk to disk.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=20639

Check chapter 37.

iamthetas
09-02-03, 07:18 PM
that is cool stuff got it to cd first then ill read the rest dont know how long threads last here so why wait.i am really liking the way it defines the terms too.thanks again.wiil help me alot with rest of bike also.i wish they had put chapters 39 and 40 though:roflmao:
many seemed to be REAL concerened about them!thanks again and im sure ill be back

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