Planet X - Uncle John- Disk Brakes ?

gb155

Looking at a winter hack, I have been offered an amazing deal on a Ultegra Uncle John Cyclo-x

The thing that puts me off is lack of disk brakes, can these be retro fitted to this frame ? I'd be happy enought with just a rear TBH.

Gaz

nation

The frame apparently has a disc mount, or at least the one in this review:
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... -10-35538/

does.

The fork doesn't seem to, however. So you might need to swap that to fit discs at both ends.

JamesFree

You would have to also get some new wheels or hubs though, normal brakes will be fine, even in the rain with a set of decent set of rim brakes with decent pads you can easily lock both wheels with no problem

Dalton

JamesFree wrote:

You would have to also get some new wheels or hubs though, normal brakes will be fine, even in the rain with a set of decent set of rim brakes with decent pads you can easily lock both wheels with no problem

I have to agree!

Have tried both, much prefer rim brakes, mainly for their ease of adjustment. Have always found disc brakes to be a pain in the arse. ie. getting them not to 'rub' unless you have decent set of disc brakes can be difficult.

Rim brakes are perfectly usable in the wet, just get some decent pads (ie Koolstops).

BTW Gaz, exactly how many bikes does one man need ?!?

gb155

Never have enough dude :0)


Talk to me more about these Koolstops then, the Uncle Johns braking felt WEAK on the "Dry" Test ride TBH

Dalton

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/kool-stop-dura- ... e-inserts/

Just fitted these to my langster.

Superb, in my opinion.

nation

Dalton wrote:

Have tried both, much prefer rim brakes, mainly for their ease of adjustment. Have always found disc brakes to be a pain in the ars*. ie. getting them not to 'rub' unless you have decent set of disc brakes can be difficult.

Out of curiousity, cable or hydraulic discs?

My observation has been that people that found discs to be a pain were using cable discs.

My own experience with my hydraulic Avid Elixirs is that I haven't had to touch them in two years, bar popping out the pads and putting in a fresh set, which is something I wish I could say of my rim-brake equipped bikes.

cjcp

Re the Koolstops, don't you need CX/MTB brake specific pads rather than the road pads? I *think* you can use the MTB Koolstops for the Cantis.

notsoblue

gb155 wrote:

Talk to me more about these Koolstops then, the Uncle Johns braking felt WEAK on the "Dry" Test ride TBH

Were they cantilever brakes?

cjcp

notsoblue wrote:

gb155 wrote:

Talk to me more about these Koolstops then, the Uncle Johns braking felt WEAK on the "Dry" Test ride TBH

Were they cantilever brakes?

Yup. They're about as useful as a chocolate teapot,

gb155

Yeah Cantis

So, how can I get braking that actually feels like it will stop me ? The pads ? or something more redical ?

cjcp

gb155 wrote:

Yeah Cantis

So, how can I get braking that actually feels like it will stop me ? The pads ? or something more redical ?

Better pads help, and some canti brakes are better than others from what I've read. Check on the "What you've just bought" thread and SimonAH's mention of the brakes on the CAAD X 105. It's within the last few days.