Rotors ?

Sarnian

I have to replace my rotors and was thinking about trying some floating one's, never used them before and was wondering what the advantages of them are and are they worth It.

nicklouse

no advantage (as the braking diameter is the same) they dont work with all callipers due to parts catching on pads/callipers.

and they cost more.

Sarnian

nicklouse wrote:

no advantage (as the braking diameter is the same) they dont work with all callipers due to parts catching on pads/callipers.

and they cost more.

I tought that might be the case, just wondered If there was something I did not know about them that people who use them did

Andy

They are lighter and supposed to handle heat better than normal rotors. Never used them myself.

SDK2007

Which brakes do you have?
The floating rotor needs to be modified to fit Avid Juicy and Elixr callipers.

furby

Unless you are serious about racing, I wouldnt bother with the extra cost. Just my opinion.

SDK2007

Hope floating rotors are actually cheaper than Avid G2 or G3 rotors

P-Jay

They work better in very high temp situations as the rotor can expand on the spider so it doesn't warp.

If you're looking for a disk upgrade have a look at Aztec rotors, upgraded my juicies on the DH bike with them and they made a noticable difference. Also if you're into looks they mint. Look like a weapon the Preditor would use ha ha.

Sarnian

Thanks for the info people, I suppose I have maneged 20 years with out them just wondered If I was missing out on something.

P-Jay, I will take a look at the Aztec rotors.

marinman1

i have floating rotors on with my juicy 3s, they work but were a bitch to set up. for looks they are great, performance wise i hardly notice the difference, doubt i'd buy them again

bomberesque

I have them on my Ibis with XTR calipers. Only been on there a week or so but good experience so far

reasons?

Aesthetics (personal issue this)
Lighter (it's a weightweenie build and not a bad return on investment grams for GBP wise)
I had to change the front rotor anyway due to adaptor issues with a new fork

Heat dissipation is not too likely to be an issue for me. I rode several DH runs on 160mm bog standard SS rotors this summer without issues so clearly I am not extreme enough to need the advantage .... or perhaps I just drag my brakes less :P

my understanding is that with Juicys you need to trim the pad tabs so they don't foul the fixings on the rotor. This shouldn't affect the brake action but could make the pads a bitch to change (coz they're so easy on Juicys anyway :roll: ). Not tried it but considering them for the Evil as I want to up the rotor sizes anyway.