Thread: Convert from disk to caliper brakes?
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Old 11-24-25 | 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by veganbikes
Who is upselling? I sold nothing I suggested keeping the same brakes and saving up money there was no sale transacted or pushing for a particular product or anything like that. I also said nothing snobbish just truth about the bike. It has a cheap coil fork and cheap parts on it not designed around mountain biking that is not snobbery just facts about the parts. Also facts that a rim brake won't work on a bike like that.

The only thing one needs to do is just replace the broken parts and move forward. The alternatives are expensive or worse than the MT200s so why would anyone suggest something different than just fixing what is broken or getting a replacement set of MT-200s? That seems silly and counter-productive.
uuummmmmmm, when did Shimano MT200s enter the thread?
the Trek Marlin uses Tektro brakes.

i've tuned many Marlins, both Gary Fishers and Treks... fun bikes, every one of them.

i won't comment on your known snobbery.
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