V Brakes to Disc Brakes
matt748
Posts: 194
Hi,
A friend of mine wants to upgrade her V Brakes on her Scott to Disc Brakes. (She has the mounts for discs)
What set up should she go for? Mechanical or hydraulic?
Which brakes? Avid Juicy 3s seem good value and get good write ups.
Is it an expensive conversion to do in terms of labour etc?
Many thanks in advance.
Matt
A friend of mine wants to upgrade her V Brakes on her Scott to Disc Brakes. (She has the mounts for discs)
What set up should she go for? Mechanical or hydraulic?
Which brakes? Avid Juicy 3s seem good value and get good write ups.
Is it an expensive conversion to do in terms of labour etc?
Many thanks in advance.
Matt
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I converted my Jamis... first I had to get new wheels, £60 off ebay (these aren't particularly good and are now being replaced), then I got a hydraulic brake set (Shimano disks and calipers, can't remember the price).
Take off the old brakes, to get the levers off take the grips off too (cost in replacement).
Trimming the rear brake line meant I had to get a bleeding kit from Shimano too. Shortening the lines not to bad once you realise what all the bits are for. Getting the right caliper spacers was an issue too, a few orders from Wiggle later all was in place. Bleeding it easy enough - make sure you pump a whole lot of fluid all the way though the system and don't let the reservoir run dry.
Don't be tempted to bodge it. All your bolts should be thread locked, don't leave masses of cable hanging off the bike and don't ride with unbled brakes.
It it worth it? I was initially skeptical that my brakes were any better, on a long descent or a wet day then, yes, disks make the difference. But that's a lot of cash and effort.
There must be pages of rim brakes vs mechanical disk brakes vs hydraulic rim brake debates (and my mate's got hydraulic rim brakes that seem pretty cool).
I only changed mine as I was taking my bike to a downhill centre for a week. The brakes were just about up to it but the rest of the bike wasn't. TBH if you're not planning on changing the type of riding you do then I wouldn't bother.0 -
Go for some Formula Oro K18 imo.
Does she have disc compatible hubs? If not you're probably looking at a new wheel set, which could make things pricey. Rotors are normally 6 bolt mounted, but there's also a Shimano centre lock system.0 -
redvee is right, if she doesn't have disc mounts on the hubs then I would say that it's not worth it.
wiggle do the deore disc kit for about 90 quid and add about 100 to 150 for new wheels, and this is the budget option - that's a chunk of money that you could put towards either your next bike or going somewhere cool to go and ride
how new is the bike? if the wheels and rims need replacing then maybe it's worth the jump, ify ou were going to have a self build as your next bike you could transfer your wheel and brakes onto the next bike"I get paid to make other people suffer on my wheel, how good is that"
--Jens Voight0 -
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