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 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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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.