Adding disc brakes to rear of Giro 20...
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Adding disc brakes to rear of Giro 20...
I'm not impressed with the stopping ability of my Giro 20 and am considering putting BB7 disc brakes on the back wheel.
Anyone done it? And is there anything special I should know?
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Anyone done it? And is there anything special I should know?
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First, make sure your bike has the caliper mounting points on the left chainstay. You'll probably need a new rear wheel with a disc capable hub.
Other than that it's pretty much buy the parts and bolt them up. I'm a strong advocate for using Jagwire Ripcord cable housing with cable disc brakes, especially on bikes that have long cable housing runs. The ripcord housing is compressionless so you'll get much better performance. Unfortunately it costs about twice as much as other cable housing.
Other than that it's pretty much buy the parts and bolt them up. I'm a strong advocate for using Jagwire Ripcord cable housing with cable disc brakes, especially on bikes that have long cable housing runs. The ripcord housing is compressionless so you'll get much better performance. Unfortunately it costs about twice as much as other cable housing.
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Rear wheel? Real braking power lies in the front, as the limit of braking is when the rear wheel has unweighted and cannot contribute any stopping power.
My suggestion is that if you are going to do disc on one wheel, do the front instead.
My suggestion is that if you are going to do disc on one wheel, do the front instead.
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The first few rides with new disk brakes the stopping power will be reduced until the pads and rotors are bedded in. When I put BB7's on my Giro 26 I thought I had made a mistake. Found braking much better disks. Would also second doing both wheels. With the stock levers use mountain BB7.
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To me the deal breaker would be the cliper mount. If I had caliper mounts on both ends, I'd install disc brakes on both ends.
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& descending dragging rear wheel braking the brake disc and caliper gets quite hot ..
In the shop, a repair we had ... a MTB came in, where the BB7 plastic adjuster knobs partially Melted ..
it is possible to replace just those parts , but typically a whole new caliper is sold.
In the shop, a repair we had ... a MTB came in, where the BB7 plastic adjuster knobs partially Melted ..
it is possible to replace just those parts , but typically a whole new caliper is sold.
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First, make sure your bike has the caliper mounting points on the left chainstay. You'll probably need a new rear wheel with a disc capable hub.
Other than that it's pretty much buy the parts and bolt them up. I'm a strong advocate for using Jagwire Ripcord cable housing with cable disc brakes, especially on bikes that have long cable housing runs. The ripcord housing is compressionless so you'll get much better performance. Unfortunately it costs about twice as much as other cable housing.
Other than that it's pretty much buy the parts and bolt them up. I'm a strong advocate for using Jagwire Ripcord cable housing with cable disc brakes, especially on bikes that have long cable housing runs. The ripcord housing is compressionless so you'll get much better performance. Unfortunately it costs about twice as much as other cable housing.
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That's definitely true with the relatively high center of gravity on diamond frame bikes. I'm much less sure with SWB recumbents and I'd definitely be unsure with the lightly loaded wheel on LWB recumbents.
To me the deal breaker would be the cliper mount. If I had caliper mounts on both ends, I'd install disc brakes on both ends.
To me the deal breaker would be the cliper mount. If I had caliper mounts on both ends, I'd install disc brakes on both ends.
I also found from direct experience that you can lock up a rear wheel on a Giro 20 with the stock V brakes. At least I could. Going disc back there yields nothing.
Go disc on the front VA Caver.
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LWBs are not relevant. It's clear we are talking about a Giro 20. SWBs can be endo'ed. I've done it. The rear wheel goes weightless in a panic stop.
I also found from direct experience that you can lock up a rear wheel on a Giro 20 with the stock V brakes. At least I could. Going disc back there yields nothing.
Go disc on the front VA Caver.
I also found from direct experience that you can lock up a rear wheel on a Giro 20 with the stock V brakes. At least I could. Going disc back there yields nothing.
Go disc on the front VA Caver.
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You're the only rider I have come across who thinks the front brake has less stopping power than the rear. (assuming the same kind of brake. also talking SWBs, here.)
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I think that you're picking apart my posts trying to find a point you can disagree with. My premise was that the existence or lack of brake caliper mounting points would be a major factor for me for installing a disc brake. That was simply answering the question OP asked. If my bike had mounting points on both ends, I said that I'd install a disc on both ends. If I only had a mounting point on the rear, I might put one just on the rear.
In reality, my Enduro Sport frameset came with a disc caliper mount on the rear but without a disc mount on the fork. I chose not to use any disc brakes and I'm perfectly satisfied with my bike's stopping power as it is. I don't have anything against disc brakes, I just don't feel a need for them.
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I put a disc on the rear of my V-Rex and have been very happy with the performance. As Retro put it, the front was already strong enough. Now the rear is strong, too.
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