brake upgrade????

SJB said:

hello all
I am riding a Kona Manomano 2001 and would like info upgrading my
brakes to disk brakes
but what do you recommend????
with or without hydraulics
what about the rims and hubs
should i get new hubs and keep my old rims and just get respoked
money is a concern too

any help would be great
S
park city UT

"money is a concern too" - This puts a limit on your options. Discs are
definitely out especially if you do not have disc-compatible hubs. Even
with ones, Avid mechs, the seemingly de-facto standard for mech.
disc-brakes, will cost you around $200. Get a good set of V-brakes and
pads in your situation...

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- Zilla
Cary, NC
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Zilla said:

Avid mechs, the seemingly de-facto standard for
mech. disc-brakes, will cost you around $200. Get a good set of
V-brakes and pads in your situation...

Stay away from Shimano Deore mechanical Discs...
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Westie
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SJB said:

hello all
I am riding a Kona Manomano 2001 and would like info upgrading my brakes to
disk brakes
but what do you recommend????
with or without hydraulics
what about the rims and hubs
should i get new hubs and keep my old rims and just get respoked
money is a concern too

First things first, does your frame have disc mounts? If not, don't even
bother.

When you say money is a concern, what sort of budget do you have? Bear in
mind that for an upgrade you are going to have to replace the wheels
(works out about the same price as getting new hubs laced to old rims with
new spokes), levers and the brakes themselves. This becomes even more
troublesome if your current levers are integrated with the shifters as
you'll have to buy new shifters too.

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SJB said:

hello all
I am riding a Kona Manomano 2001 and would like info upgrading my brakes to
disk brakes
but what do you recommend????
with or without hydraulics
what about the rims and hubs
should i get new hubs and keep my old rims and just get respoked
money is a concern too

any help would be great
S
park city UT

Avid mechanicals so you can use your existing levers. I would just get a
new set of wheels so you can have your old ones for the parts bin.

sounds like it more trouble then its worth
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SJB said:

hello all
I am riding a Kona Manomano 2001 and would like info upgrading my brakes

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disk brakes
but what do you recommend????
with or without hydraulics
what about the rims and hubs
should i get new hubs and keep my old rims and just get respoked
money is a concern too

any help would be great
S
park city UT

Avid mechanicals so you can use your existing levers. I would just get a
new set of wheels so you can have your old ones for the parts bin.