Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
Disc up front needn't be expensive. I just converted my front to disc. It cost me about $100 to build the wheel, and $60 for the brake itself. The wheel would have been about that much anyway (maybe $10 or so cheaper). The Avid BB7 mechanical that I got for $60 is great so far.
Hmm, that might be within reach. But that assumes I have disc tabs on the fork, correct? I'm looking around for an old, slack frame (possibly a mixte), though perhaps I can find a cheap fork to match.