Juicy 3 rotors

Atz
Atz Posts: 1,383
edited May 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi, I'm currently running Avid Juicy 3s and recently they're not stopping me enough on some of the stuff I'm riding. Not a huge problem but it's always niggling at the back of my mind so I've been trying to work out how to get more stopping without spending too much more cash.

I'm just about to get some Rebas fitted and get a service at my LBS (yeah I'm lazy) so that'd be an ideal time to do it if it's likely they'll fit. So, I'm wondering if I can go up a rotor size from 160mm to 180mm (on the front at least)?

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    yes. buy disc and correct adaptor. or just tell the LBS and get them to do it at the same time as the fork.
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  • jeffers696
    jeffers696 Posts: 328
    any idea where you can get it?
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  • Atz
    Atz Posts: 1,383
    Thanks a lot for that. I'll forwarn the LBS and hopefully the increased rotor size will slow me down a bit more in emergencies and stop me throwing out a foot to slow down at times.
  • davey1991
    davey1991 Posts: 30
    If you haven't had the brakes long you may still be waiting some time for them to bed in, i use a rear juicy 3 and after about 6 months its finally at its optimum.
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  • jeffers696
    jeffers696 Posts: 328
    how mutch more stoping power will a bigger disc give you? thinking of moving from a 160mm to a 203mm
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  • cjw
    cjw Posts: 1,889
    davey1991 wrote:
    If you haven't had the brakes long you may still be waiting some time for them to bed in, i use a rear juicy 3 and after about 6 months its finally at its optimum.

    LOL... after 3 months I put new pads in. Are you sure you bedded them in in the first place?
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  • davey1991
    davey1991 Posts: 30
    yes i am :P it says in the manual 6 month bed in period can be expected.
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  • Xiphon
    Xiphon Posts: 47
    jeffers696 wrote:
    how mutch more stoping power will a bigger disc give you? thinking of moving from a 160mm to a 203mm

    I've moved from 185F/160R, to 203F+R.

    Pretty good improvement on stopping power, especially on long DH runs, where you're constantly braking.

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