Clearence between disk rotor and fork

Michael Tissington said:

I've just had a new frame built and there is very little clearance between
the rotor and the frame.

I'm curious what is the minimum distance there should be between the disk
rotor and fork (or frame) ?

I assume that you are speaking of the rear brake. The rear triangle
is quite stiff on any decent frame; I would expect that a clearance of
3mm would be adequate with any disc or frame that was sufficiently
well-made to merit using.
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Thanks, actually I was speaking of the front brake and the distance between
the rotor and the front fork.

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Michael Tissington said:

I've just had a new frame built and there is very little clearance between
the rotor and the frame.

I'm curious what is the minimum distance there should be between the disk
rotor and fork (or frame) ?

I assume that you are speaking of the rear brake. The rear triangle
is quite stiff on any decent frame; I would expect that a clearance of
3mm would be adequate with any disc or frame that was sufficiently
well-made to merit using.
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Michael Tissington said:

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Michael Tissington said:

I've just had a new frame built and there is very little clearance between
the rotor and the frame.

I'm curious what is the minimum distance there should be between the disk
rotor and fork (or frame) ?

I assume that you are speaking of the rear brake. The rear triangle
is quite stiff on any decent frame; I would expect that a clearance of
3mm would be adequate with any disc or frame that was sufficiently
well-made to merit using.

Thanks, actually I was speaking of the front brake and the distance between
the rotor and the front fork.

I regularly see clearances of 3mm on suspension forks on mountain
bikes; I would not be concerned about a smaller clearance on a road
bike's non-suspension fork.

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A smaller clearance ... I'm surprised, I have a touring bike with a
clearance of about 0.5mm and I'm a little concerned that the wheel will lock
or if the rotor gets bent it will start digging into the front fork.

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Michael Tissington said:

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On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:10:36 -0700, "Michael Tissington"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>I've just had a new frame built and there is very little clearance
>between
>the rotor and the frame.
>
>I'm curious what is the minimum distance there should be between the
>disk
>rotor and fork (or frame) ?

I assume that you are speaking of the rear brake. The rear triangle
is quite stiff on any decent frame; I would expect that a clearance of
3mm would be adequate with any disc or frame that was sufficiently
well-made to merit using.

Thanks, actually I was speaking of the front brake and the distance
between
the rotor and the front fork.

I regularly see clearances of 3mm on suspension forks on mountain
bikes; I would not be concerned about a smaller clearance on a road
bike's non-suspension fork.

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