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F Frame Disc Brakes – a worthy addition on a tourer or all weather commuter?
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A worthy addition on a tourer or overkill? Has anyone tried it? Is the additional braking much better than tecktro dual pivot brakes? Are the front and rear forks strong enough for the addition or do they require strengthening? I’d really welcome views.
i think the mk2 rear forks would be ok but the front forks might not be up to it.having said that some norwegien models were fitted with drums as standard and there aren’t any reports of them breaking.i would expect a similar amount of torque would be transmitted from a drum or a disc.fixing the disc on would be a specialist task as there would have to be a bracket welded although there is a bolt on bracket by “wiggle”.then there’s the method of operating, many cable operated discs aren’t that good (cd200 honda motorbike!) so hydraulic bits, not sure how much they are.a worthwhile addition if it worked
have a look at Brompton Rims, Brakes and Pads if you want modern braking without frame modifications…
mk3 front forks, mk2 rear with V-brake pivots and bmx pads is a cheaper and possibly better solution than discs if you have the facilities/pockets for some brazing…
john
would be a shame to break a mk3 to put the forks on another bike especially as one went for nearly 700 quid recently!
Admittedly I have mk2 rear end, but I run dual pivot dia compe rear and Alongha long drop calipers onto Brompton rims. On mk1 forks the packing only needs to be a couple of mm.
Upgrades to the brakes was the first thing I did after shake down ride, and well worth it if you intend to use it for regular domestic duties.
mk3 forks may be easier to get hold of than you expect,
I’m not the only one who uses the more elegant mk1 forks on my mk3…Generally I think disc brakes are suitable for a mountain bike although V brakes work very well – sometimes too well – but they are overkill on a tourer, not least because of the extra weight.
Increasingly they seem to be standard spec. on new hybrid bikes for some inexplicable reason.
But like all things it’s a matter of personal preference.i use an f frame every day for work, a round trip of 10 miles using a brompton front wheel and original chrome rear and original brakes (even the blocks!) they work fine for me, maybe the brompton front wheel helps in the wet
Kinetics, who happily fit disc brakes to Bromptons, would, no doubt, fit the same to a Moulton. Their advert. is in Velovision magazine. However, the price is given as almost 50 times that of a recently-acquired ‘de Luxe’ (see V-CC News & Views), which stops pretty well. Cost-effective?
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