[darkpuppet]

scoobasteve,Jul 13 2005, 01:16 PM Wrote:DORIFTU!!!!


i wanna start riding my bike again.


How much would it be to convert it to disc brakes.
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if you have disc brake tabs, it's easy... if you don't, you would have to buy a new fork, and then you could get an adapter that will give you rear disc capability.

But I strongly suggest against it.

1) the rear disc adapter will create stress risers in places the frame may not be able to cope with.
2) a new suspension fork should be the same travel, offset, etc of the fork you already have to ensure that you don't change the geometry of the bike. big forks can increase your wheelbase and head angles to make the bike rather unwieldly.

To convert your bike to discs front AND rear, you're going to spend at least a $1000 on the fork, adapters, and wheels and then another $500-$1000 on brakes, when you could just buy a lower-model rig with mechanical discs for the same total cost.