Disc mount shock with rim brakes

MARKL

MARKL

Eats Squid
ers said:
Is it possible to get some kind of adaptor to mount a disc mount fork on a rim brake bike?
Hope that makes sense
Ers
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No issue with mounting a fork with disc mounts on a bike that didn't have disc mounts, no adaptor required...but I suspect that wasn't your question...
 
The Duckmeister

The Duckmeister

Has a juicy midrange
For a fork, easy, just fit a disc compatible fork.

For converting a non-disc frame, get friendly with a framebuilder.
 
MARKL

MARKL

Eats Squid
ers said:
So a disc compatible shock will work on a rim brake wheel/frame?
Some shocks say disc only, why is that?
Thanks
Ers
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Forks and shocks are at different ends of the bike, I assume you are talking about fork. The reason it says 'disc only' is because it doesn't have mounts for rim brakes.
 
E

ers

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MARKL said:
Forks and shocks are at different ends of the bike, I assume you are talking about fork. The reason it says 'disc only' is because it doesn't have mounts for rim brakes.
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Ahhh, so my original question (that I thought was unclear) was what I needed to know. Can i mount rim brakes on a disc fork via some kind of adaptor?
Thanks
 
MARKL

MARKL

Eats Squid
ers said:
Ahhh, so my original question (that I thought was unclear) was what I needed to know. Can i mount rim brakes on a disc fork via some kind of adaptor?
Thanks
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No...I am sure somebody makes some really crappy adaptor but no.
 
link1896

link1896

Mr Greenfield
moorey said:
Wait, what? Dear god I hope not. :fear:
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Sadly yes. A m4 low tensile set screw is going to have all the clamping force of a wet noodle.....

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Getting serious here for the original poster.


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Rim braked wheels have nowhere for the disk to bolt on. The above adapter is a joke.

Disk only forks have nowhere for the rim brakes to attach too.

Rear disk brakes can be added to the frame with adapters, but again you need a disk compatable wheel.


Rim brake adapters onto a disk only fork, there probably is an adapter but most forks are too thin in tube sidewall thickness to take the loading
 
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moorey

moorey

call me Mia
link1896 said:
Sadly yes. A m4 low tensile set screw is going to have all the clamping force of a wet noodle.....

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Getting serious here for the original poster.


Our combinations of answers here:

Rim braked wheels have nowhere for the disk to bolt on. The above adapter is a joke.

Disk only forks have nowhere for the rim brakes to attach too.

Rear disk brakes can be added to the frame with adapters, but again you need a disk compatable wheel.


Rim brake adapters onto a disk only fork, there probably is an adapter but most forks are too thin in tube sidewall thickness to take the loading
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Yes, I read it as wanting to add brake bosses on a disc fork. THATS the part that scared me :fear:
 
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