Road Bike Disc Brake Conversion Kit

Placed at the center of the wheel disc brakes earn their name from the disc rotor that is attached to the hub of the bicycle wheel.

Road bike disc brake conversion kit. Rujoi bike disc brake kit aluminum front and rear caliper full aluminum alloy bicycle brake lever 160mm rotor mechanic tool free pad adjuster for road bike mountain bike 4 3 out of 5 stars 52 29 99 29. Based on the size of the rotors i recommend 160mm for both for your style of riding you will likely have to get a mounting bracket or an adapter so the calipers will attach properly to your frame. Some of the adapters i show are a2z dm uni chaser tech bicycle rear disc brake adapter kit and more. Installation took 15 minutes and was limited to bolting one end of the torque rod to the left brake post swapping out the stock axle spacer for one supplied in the kit sliding the caliper bracket over the new axle spacer and securing the whole thing with a keeper pin.

Brake calipers often are packaged with six bolt rotors the disc part of the disc brake. Jgbike shimano mt200 mtb hydraulic disc brake set for mountain bike bicycle mtb xc trail e bike fat bike the best upgrade kit for mechanical disc brake 4 6 out of 5 stars 332 89 99 89. Disc brakes are increasingly making their way into the road bike market and it is now very possible to convert your keeper standard rim brake road frame into a hybrid mix of disc brake front and rim brake rear. Building 1x gravel bike from road bike 2x7 to 1x10 conversion duration.

Whereas a road bike rim brake traditionally attaches to a hole in the frame or fork and then uses the wheels circumference as its braking surface disc brakes are a little more complicated. I show various disc brake mounting adapters and how they can be used to install disc brakes. That s my keeper below in its before spec. I paired the conversion kit with avid discs international standard mounting and mavic crossroc ust wheels.