Is it possible to add front disc brake (possibly a rear disc brake) to a single speed
03-14-20, 05:16 PM
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It would require a huge amount of work to add rear disk brakes to a bike that wasn't built for them. It would require even more work with a single-speed. Consider this: with most single speeds, you adjust the chain tension by moving the wheel back and forth in the dropout. If you had a disk caliper mounted to the frame, the disk would move relative to the caliper, and that would be Bad. There are single-speed disk-brake bikes, but these have special dropouts where the whole dropout moves to tension the chain, and the disk caliper is bolted to the dropout. Adapting a frame to do this would almost certainly cost more than the frame is worth.
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08-28-20, 05:01 AM
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Sorry for the very late reply. (I decided to leave this thread. I'm interested on converting now) It doesn't have a brand nor model. It's 26x1.95. I found a 1 inch disc brake compatible fork that is compatible with my bike. I have bicycle rim that have disc rotor mounting.
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08-28-20, 11:59 AM
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One of my friends found a widget to put a disc brake caliper on a bike without the mounts @ Walmart...
reduce quality expectations as you should given that source..
reduce quality expectations as you should given that source..
08-28-20, 06:03 PM
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How is school? Back to in person or just online? FWIW the idea doesn't make any more sense now than it did in March.
08-28-20, 08:31 PM
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08-28-20, 09:16 PM
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08-29-20, 03:07 AM
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Sure, it's real easy once you have the proper fork with disc mounts. I really like Avid BB7's for their simplicity. Generally you can keep the same brake lever. Just mount the rotor to the wheel, mount the caliper loosely to the fork, run a new cable if needed, put the wheel on, squeeze the brake lever and tighten the caliper down. Quite often you won't even have to use the adjustments on the caliper. I've done this with two older 26" mountain bikes. Running discs on front, v-brakes on rear. No complaints.
