Looking to upgrade a classic
03-25-22 | 12:53 AM
#3
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03-25-22 | 06:12 AM
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I'd be reluctant to put disc brakes on a frame that wasn't designed for disc brake loads. You could safely mount a front disc if you replace the fork with one designed for a disc brake.
03-25-22 | 06:53 AM
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It's possible- example:
This requires steel disc mounting tabs, short tubing for frame reinforcement, welding gear, fixtures to keep things aligned, paint, an entire new disc wheelset, not to mention the calipers and the discs themselves.
After you spent all that money, you could have just gotten another (probably better) used bike that already has disc breaks.
This requires steel disc mounting tabs, short tubing for frame reinforcement, welding gear, fixtures to keep things aligned, paint, an entire new disc wheelset, not to mention the calipers and the discs themselves.
After you spent all that money, you could have just gotten another (probably better) used bike that already has disc breaks.
Last edited by Clang; 03-25-22 at 07:00 AM.
03-25-22 | 07:02 AM
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Not really a worthwhile endeavor. You'd need a different fork (the outpost's fork is not designed for disc brake forces, and adding mounting points on that fork would be ill-advised), and you'd need to have the rear frame modified.
What is is that you are trying to achieve here? You can improve braking performance a lot by installing salmon koolstop pads and making sure your brakes are et up correctly, and you "might" be able to install V brakes (assuming cantilevers not U-brakes are what the bike has now, and that the mounting distance is not too narrow) -- if you go the V-route you'll need new levers as well.
What is is that you are trying to achieve here? You can improve braking performance a lot by installing salmon koolstop pads and making sure your brakes are et up correctly, and you "might" be able to install V brakes (assuming cantilevers not U-brakes are what the bike has now, and that the mounting distance is not too narrow) -- if you go the V-route you'll need new levers as well.
03-25-22 | 07:29 AM
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