• im going to 160mm discs. denied it for too long but 140 isn't powerful enough for someone at 14 stone who rides in the mendips a lot

    lightest/best post mount adapters? best non-shite discs in 160mm? not convinced by these ultralight discs, warp easily and absolutely eat through pads

  • 16,64stones here (had to google it to be able to understand how many stones you need to express 106kg of weight). And going down 10-15% descents, (and up) with a ~90kg rider + 16kg of bike and equipment. Front 160 for sure, but back... 140 is more than enough (with mech disc brakes), even under snow and wet conditions north-alike... but technique is also important. In the pictures, there is no water (2liters ~ 2kgs) or food in the bike... shoes and helmet count too


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  • thanks for that. interesting. unsure what to do. don't fancy buying loads of different discs, as they don't hold much value second hand. i would like to blame the gappyness of the rotors for the slightly underwhelming stopping power

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