Hi everyone,

I tried to do a search for this and didn't see any threads. I am wonder how I can tell if my bike would be compatible with disk breaks. The bike is a CAADX and has holes near the hub, but nothing much higher up. Let me know if you want me to post some pictures.

THanks!
Casey

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Pictures will be needed to find out if your bike is disc brake ready

No, the CAADX in stock form cannot accept either a front or a rear disc brake. However, you could add a front disc by swapping the front for a disc-brake compatible fork. I run a disc brake front/canti rear set up on my commuter (built on a cyclocross frame):

Thank you everyone. Sorry, brake. I work to much and made a Freudian slip.

You're definitely working too much. Seeing your mother in her lingerie is a Freudian slip.

Ok - Jeff, you owe me a keyboard. Does anyone know how to get beer out of a keyboard?

Casey, You need to become a mean green shopping machine , and..
Buy another bike .. solution is +1 .. one already made with disc brakes.
It will be a cost savings over what you asked about.
given :

fietsbob... this is music to my ears :-). I am hoping that the more (most?) cross bikes for next year will come with disk brakes since they are now allowed in all tears of racing. I love my cross bike, it is a great all around bike, but I need something with a little more stopping power for everyday use. I guess the salsa vaya looks and feels pretty sweet but is a little sluggish. Do you think I should wait and see about next years models? They should be out pretty soon, don't you think?

I assume your bike has centre-pull cantilever brakes. Are you using the stock brake pads or have you switched to something better?

Another option is mini-V brakes, which have good stopping power and are easy to set up, but take away some of your clearance for fat tires and fenders.

I wanted to ask the same question about my Norco Bigfoot which was built/purchased with U-brakes in the early 2000's. I take it that the same answer applies to my bike - if it wasn't built for disc brakes, they can't be installed now.

On the rear, there is no easy and safe way to install a rear disc brake on a frame not already equipped with a disc mount. On the front, swapping your current fork for a disc fork is relatively easy though not necessarily cheap once you factor in a new front wheel and the disc brake setup as well. You can do this on almost any bike these days as disc forks are available in a wide range of geometries.

U brakes? Are you sure? U brakes havn't been used on mass produced mountain bikes since like 1990 or so, and you can't mount U-brakes on the posts intended for cantilever or V brakes.

Casey,
Currently several bikes already have 700c 35ish wheels and disc brakes as commuters .
putting mudguards and etc, says you are not riding this in any cross races,
,you just need the disc brakes and the tire clearance..
Trek Portland , and Redline Conquest classic, will get that package now..
[if warehouse has any left]

I beleive you mean V-Brakes https://www.bikepedia.com/quickbike/B...foot&Type=bike
At any rate. The cost to make such a change:
Brakes - $80 - $150
Wheels - $150 - $350
Cables - $15 - $25
Fork if needed $150 - $350

So even if your bike was disc brake compatible, this is at least a $250 - $300 decision without any labor assuming you ar capable. An 11 year old $500 bike makes this swap a poor choice from a value standpoint at best.

Yeah, sorry, V-brakes.

OK, yeah, so the same answer applies. Thanks guys