Dumb n00b question about brake upgrades.
11-11-05, 01:42 AM
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Dumb n00b question about brake upgrades.
I've recently acquired a 2005 Tassajara. What parts (besides the calipers and discs) would I need to upgrade from the stock v-brakes to Avid BB7 brakes? TIA! 
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From the pic on their site, the fork is disc ready, and its a manitou so you wouldn't need a special adapter for the calipers. But the hubs are not disc ready so you would either need a) new hubs, which would require rebuilding your wheels or b) buying a new disc compatible wheel set.
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11-11-05, 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by MattP.
From the pic on their site, the fork is disc ready, and its a manitou so you wouldn't need a special adapter for the calipers. But the hubs are not disc ready so you would either need a) new hubs, which would require rebuilding your wheels or b) buying a new disc compatible wheel set.
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edit: backwards-compatible != cross-compatible
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Originally Posted by depraved_tuna
So the brake cables are backwards compatible?
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