Disc Brakes: The Resurrection? Caad12 Disc

With all the chat on the forum about how people are going back to rim brakes, I thought I better find out what all this disc brake road bike malarkey is all about.

Current Build Plans

1. Caad12 Disc Frameset 2016 - Black - sadly yellow isn't available as far as I can see
   
2. Dura Ace Groupset - Mechanical - picked up everything minus crankset for £300
   
3. Ultegra Crankset - Matchy match with my Stages PM plus managed to pick up a DS only for £50
   
4. Set of wheels with DT 350 hubs & CX-ray spokes
   Either going with R460 rims or splashing for some 38mm carbons, not sure what real benefit is for same weight
   
5. TRP Spyre - Flat mount rear & post mount front
   
   

I realise hydro would be the ideal way to go, but I'll try this out first. If wanting more I'll try and sell the DA 9001 shifters and get the RS685s

Will share pictures as parts come in and build gets put together.

Following with interest. Thinking a caad disc will be my next frame

Discs? Aren't they vintage now?

Also interested in how this turns out. Are you sure this frame is compatible with cable discs? Ive heard there can be problems with rear cable routing

I've seen various responses. Guess it depends on flexibility of compressionless brake housing vs hydraulic hose.

Hopefully with the 24mm spindle of the ultegra cranks I'll have more flexibility. Hoping to use the wheels mfg bb adaptor.

What riding you doing on this machine to warrent disc brakes?

Scottish roads.

Been eating rim brake pads like cookies this winter.

My other bikes are a
Genesis Equilibrim w mudguard and 28 tyres

Giant Propel - limited to 23mm tires. Silly v brakes

Yeh fair enough. Your roads are paved with shite

Done a bit more reading.

This guy managed to get things to work on his Di2 setup using a shimano crankset and the cable guide from a Synapse

Also subbed. About to press go on a Mason frameset but installing discs/internal di2 for the first time.

Frame ordered from Sigma just now.

With their 10% off code at the moment for sales items, got the frameset for £395

That is crazy cheap. Just go hydro I'd say. Sell me the shifters ;)

Make me an offer. ;)

Once I get them I'll take some photos for you

Yep, PM me .. I'd be keen. Go with either R785 or go big with the new DA .. pricey but then your frame is relatively cheap.

Got my Challenge Paris Roubaix tyres now 27 mm 320tpi tan-walled

Oh man, that is such a great price. I kinda want one :/

You really can never have enough bikes can you...

Think I'm just going to live vicariously through Motoko...

Frame arrived and am slowly getting the parts together.

Annoyingly as I didn't research before I won on ebay, the flatmount spyres I got cannot be used on the post mount fork. So I'll be having one caliper for sale/trade.

The paint on the frameset seems to have been applied off centre so the strip down the top of the downtube is at an angle, I'll see what sigma sport say today.

Currently waiting on the the post for:
wheels mfg BB
wheels mfg bb adaptor for bb30a to shimano 24mm
Cannondale c2 handlebars
cannondale c2 seatpost

Need to still get:
Wheelset - on the fence to go for something cheap and chearful for now or get some DT 350s with carbon rims from 23mm
TRP spyre post mount for fork
Road pro cable set
Compressionless brake housing long enough for run to rear caliper. Thinking ripcord mtb.

Anyone know where you can get just the outer?

Are front and rear calipers the same?

Let me know how you get on with the tires on Scottish roads. Looking for a nice wide durable but fast gumwall tire.

Sadly not. The front is post mount. The rear is flat mount.

From the reviews I have read this tyre might not be the most durable, but is supposed to be super supple and fast.

But if the set of flat mount calipers you've got, are they 2 the same or front and rear specific

The two calipers are the same, the front one comes with the small adaptor needed to put it on a flat mount fork.
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