Originally Posted by
BradBB
As a geek, I can't help but see the superiority of disc brakes. Of course, I'm not a cycling geek, so maybe I'm missing the reason why discs aren't more common. Regardless, to indulge my fetish, I've either got to get a new bike, or add a disc-compatible front fork. In cycling parlance, is this ********? The bike in question is a Kona Jake.
Why not? I've thought about doing that to an older Giant mountain I have that I really like otherwise. I am worried my current fork might dive too much with a disc even though it is "disc ready", so think about that a little.