Road Bike Disk Brake Conversion Kit
You can adjust the brake pads on either side of the rotor and get the braking power you need and since it s not absolutely necessary to have full housing on mechanical disc brakes you do not have to alter the cable stops on your bike frame in order to convert to disc brakes.
Road bike disk 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. A breakdown of the things i used to compete the conversion. Wanting to get one of my rim brake frames acquainted with the 21st century standard was one of my main motivations for doing this conversion. The bike in the video is a trek 820 that was set up with v brakes.
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. The avid bb7s are great as far as mechanical disc brakes go. Front disk brake conversion. I paired the conversion kit with avid discs international standard mounting and mavic crossroc ust wheels.
This morning in the workshop i decided to convert my bike from rim v brakes to disk brakes i wanted to practice because i d to convert a few retro bikes later this year. 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. Yes there are rack mounts. 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.
No they would not be strong enough along to hold the disc caliper.