Originally Posted by HammerTheHill
I was pretty sure that you would want a disc brake instead of a v-brake for DJ and freeride. You have better stopping ability. I'm with dave on this one, why would want v-brakes on the torrent.
I know several hardcore dirt jumpers who run discs on the front and Vs on the back because the sheer torque created by trying to stop themselves after jumps will snap their frames at either the chainstay or seatstay if they use discs, regardless of how beefy the frame may be. They use one or more brake stiffeners to improve the stopping power of the Vs, but the only disc brakes they use are on the front.