DIsk brakes + rotors upgrade

NDawn
NDawn Posts: 238
edited October 2009 in MTB buying advice
Quick question, not really a serious decision just yet but say I wanted to upgrade the brakes on my bike from Juicy 3s to say Formula Oro K18, I assume the Avid rotors would be incompatible with the Formula Oros?

On the same train of thought, if I wanted to upgrade the Juicy 3's to say Avid Elixirs then would the rotors be compatible? If not are there any 3rd party companies that manufacture reputable rotors that would be compatible with varying brake manufacturers?

Thank you.
Scott Scale 35 (2009)

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    the avid rotors are fine with the formulas.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Most rotors are compatible, assuming they're the same size, be wary of 180mm and 183mm rotors. Hope floating rotors can catch on several makes of rotor pads.

    Elixirs will fit on juicy 3 rotors. But most disc brake kits come with all the hardware, rotors and adaptors.

    My choice would be elixir 5 from merlin, cheap and amazing.
    Neeermad
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    ride_whenever wrote:
    Hope floating rotors can catch on several makes of rotor pads.
    They can also catch, or even bind on forks, using certain manufacturer's hubs.

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