Originally Posted by
Turbo231
I have pondered this myself...given it is near impossible to add disk brakes to an existing frame without welding, I'm now looking to a fork swap for front disks. Practical? Meh, but its a low end bike and disk brakes are pretty pimp...at least I find them so. The key is to find something that is close so my bike doesn't look too "frankensteinish".
If you shop well you can likely find a new bike with disks already installed that is in the net equation better than the existing bike and for about what the conversion of the old bike would cost. They you can flip the old bike for travel money or to fund bling, lights, etc.
/K