Upgrade to Discs and difference between Shimano ranges.
twm.bwen
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I have tried to search but to no avail so sorry if this has been covered already.
Been thinking about upgrading to disc brakes as does not seem to expensive, but do you nee special hubs? Anything else?
Secondly looking at list of ranges on shimano website I am assuming the nearer the top the better and more expensive the ranges are.
But how much difference will it make for a really average biker (except weight) whether I go for acera, deore, deore lx etc
eg (fleabay prices (inc p&p)for 8 cassette) # being pound sign
Acera #9.00
Deore #12.50
Deore Xl #17
So what justifies the double price for Deore XL Is it worth it?
Thanks
TOm
Been thinking about upgrading to disc brakes as does not seem to expensive, but do you nee special hubs? Anything else?
Secondly looking at list of ranges on shimano website I am assuming the nearer the top the better and more expensive the ranges are.
But how much difference will it make for a really average biker (except weight) whether I go for acera, deore, deore lx etc
eg (fleabay prices (inc p&p)for 8 cassette) # being pound sign
Acera #9.00
Deore #12.50
Deore Xl #17
So what justifies the double price for Deore XL Is it worth it?
Thanks
TOm
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You need disc compatible hubs to be able to run disc brakes. They have 6 bolt holes for the rotors to screw into. It should be pretty obvious if yours are ok or not.
As for the cassette, I'm not sure if there is much of a difference between Deore and LX so I would probably just go for Deore. I use it on my commuter bike and have had no problems.0
