| Re: Whats the difference between front and rear innertubes-?
DougC wrote:
:: Heh heh lolz!
:: -Not a lot, as far as I know. What I am wondering about is disk
:: brakes, however.
:: .....
:: I have a rigid-fork bike that has 51-mm disk mounts on the frame and
:: fork. The mounts both appear to be the same. This bike currently has
:: rim brakes on it and I want to put disk brakes.
::
:: ...but I see that disks are sold in "front" and "rear" varieties.
:: What's the difference?
My understanding is that the only difference between front and rear are the
mounting hardware.
There is an adaptor thingie that is different for front/rear.
I am aware of the suspension forks that use
:: post-mounts, but the only disk brake examples I have on hand (Avid
:: BB5's) appear to be made to either use the 51-mm adapter or screw
:: directly onto the fork posts, and the brakes I want to use are
:: BB7's, which also appear to mount the same way.
::
:: So what I am wondering here is, for this bike (that does not have
:: post mounts on the fork), should I order a front and a rear brake?
:: Or should I order two rears?,,,,Since the fork has the same mounting
:: bracket as the frame, I will need 51mm brackets for both brakes.....
:: ~
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