Disk Rotor size for saint brakes?

freddy-b
freddy-b Posts: 24
edited October 2011 in MTB buying advice
I am going to purchase one saint brake ( rear ).

what disk rotor size should i get?

Thanks,
freddy

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  • The Northern Monkey
    The Northern Monkey Posts: 19,136
    what size do you want?
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  • CraigXXL
    CraigXXL Posts: 1,852
    On the rear you don't really need anything bigger than 180mm.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    and some frames will not take bigger than 160mm.
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    A disk rotor? A disk disc? Eh? :?
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  • freddy-b
    freddy-b Posts: 24
    I am going to Get a Dartmoor hornet frame.

    the Athertons use 203mm rotors. lol!

    How do i know the frame's Max Rotor size?
  • Chunkers1980
    Chunkers1980 Posts: 8,035
    Who cares what they use - they tune their bikes to what they are racing.

    You ask where you buy a frame from what the max rear rotor size is if they do not state.

    In the normal real world you don't need more than a 180 rear, esp if using Saints. 160 or 140mm all the way.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    freddy-b wrote:
    I am going to Get a Dartmoor hornet frame.

    the Athertons use 203mm rotors. lol!

    How do i know the frame's Max Rotor size?

    Steve Peat sometimes uses a 140mm rear rotor - and he has won more races than all the Athertons put together! And he is heavier ;-)

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  • freddy-b
    freddy-b Posts: 24
    supersonic wrote:
    freddy-b wrote:
    I am going to Get a Dartmoor hornet frame.

    the Athertons use 203mm rotors. lol!

    How do i know the frame's Max Rotor size?

    Steve Peat sometimes uses a 140mm rear rotor - and he has won more races than all the Athertons put together! And he is heavier ;-)

    What do you weigh? What bike? How do you ride?

    true True.. lol!

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Lightweight. I weigh 55 miles.
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  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    180. Bigger rotors look cooler.
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    160mm. At your weight I could stop myself with my feet lol.
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  • jayson
    jayson Posts: 4,606
    I had 203mm rotors with xt claipers on my old bike, the back brake was awesome but i alwyas felt the front was abit wet in comparison and nowhere near the same level of power.

    A shimano Saint rear brake wont have that problem though but i would still fit a big rotor if it was me.
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  • ricardo_smooth
    ricardo_smooth Posts: 1,281
    203mm on the rear on saints is too much, all you end up doing is locking up all the time
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Saints are brutal. 160mm will be more than enough or you will be constantly locking up.
    I found 203 too big on the back with my old juicy sevens & I weigh 16 stone, 180 works best for me.
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