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  • Disc brakes on a road bike - is 160mm enough?

    When I last bought a road bike discs were not a thing.
    I've always had discs on MTBs and always run dinner plates (I had 200mm on QR at some point and didn't die)

    Eyeing up a new bike and 160 seems to be standard across the board.
    Is it possible to add a spacer and run 180s? (at least up front)
    Or is it unnecessary?

  • I'm 70kg ish run 180 front for polo on 2 pots caliper, never felt wanting for more.

    That said I'm gonna give 4 pot a go just to see how much I can push it before braking.

    160 is plenty IMO for road bikes but YMMV, give different combination a go and decide which is best for you.

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