V to disc brake converter

IceWeaselcp

Has anyone used a converter bracket to add a rear disc mount to an old V-brake frame? Something like this

I have an old v-brake only frame I'm looking to use as a commuter/pub bike and was planning on using disc brakes as my fork can take disc or v-brakes but the frame only has v-brake mounts. So if I want to use discs both ends I need to add disc mounts to the frame. Just wondered if anyone had any experience with one of these converters.

dgunthor

seems as most braking (70% plus) is done at the front, i'd just leave a vbrake at the back?

The Rookie

For a pub bike I'd leave the (lighter) v-brakes on at the rear.

Many people have used the convertors, usually they work fine but occasionally the frame doesn't like them and they can be very hard to secure.

buddy_club

Leave the v brake, on my pub bike i've only got one brake and its a v brake at the front

dgunthor

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19684644#p19684644]buddy_club[/url] wrote:

Leave the v brake, on my pub bike i've only got one brake and its a v brake at the front

+1 good point - my commuting bikes only have a front brake

The Rookie

For sake of completeness, to be road legal a bike needs two brakes. (If it's Fixie then the pedals are the rear brakes )