How To Convert To Disc Brakes From V-Brakes On Mountain Bike
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- čas přidán 12. 06. 2017
- I show how to upgrade an old mountain bike from V-brakes to disc brakes. I replace the wheels, install rotors, calipers, new cables/housings, and adjust everything. The disc brakes I used are Avid BB5's. I used 160mm rotors. They are mechanical disc brakes, so are cable actuated. The Avid CPS mounting brackets I used were 0mm IS for the front, and a 20mm IS for the rear.
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i have a 2018 gt avalanche and it has all of the latest geometry and parts tech. sealed bearings, tapered head tube with fully integrated cane creek headset, hydraulic brakes a 203mm front disc a 180mm rear disc, shimano ice tech rotors with 365 calipers. i am upgrading to XT 8020 4 pot calipers. XT and XTR drivetrain, 3x9. i am upgrading to a 1x11. i am upgrading to a droppost. i have a 720mm bar a 45mm stem, a specialized body geometry power saddle. mavic rims, dt swiss hubs (350 series) dt swiss spokes and nipples. specialized grid series tires, a butcher front a purgatory rear. the bar is a bontrager rl 31.8, the stem is a kore. um thats it
oh yeah odi double locking grips and bar ends
i would like to send a pic
sounds like you are saying sluts instead of slots
Why cut the cables when it could be reused,duh.
Not only do you do interesting conversions and mods, you don't waste time by over-explaining things. You talk fast while you work fast! Very considerate of the viewer's time!
Thanks, RJ!
Every time he said “here”, I really felt that
I hear ya!
Where?
TRUE Passion.
desi damjane
You forgot the "AAAYYYND"
I am so glad I saw this video, the bike shop where I bought my Giant bike 15 years ago said I couldn't upgrade and that if I wanted disk breaks, I needed to purchase a new bike.
After looking at my mounts on my Giant Left side fork and rear assembly, I was certain they are for disk breaks. Sure enough, that is exactly what they are for.
Now I am determined to make the change thanks to your video!
Great video. Very methodical. I have a MTB with disc brakes that I though were defective regarding their braking power. When I saw your video on the part that you adjusted the brake pads calibrating the discs' gaps with the pads and tightening the caliper bolts Bam! It hit me. I just loosened the bolts, adjusted the gaps, held the brake levers, tightened the bolts and wow! My bike braking power just became an absolute fix! Thanks.
Your a moron. Common sense sll bicycle brakes are adjustable
@@mmarczuk1976 yikes kinda hard reply..from someone replying to a year old comment.
P.S: "you're a moron" not " your a moron"
@@mmarczuk1976 who's the moron now
@@TheCubanN3rd I mean he's right though. Why would somebody buy / use a bike without even knowing common things about it?
@@wiliestrogue2924 To be fair, on first look, the braking mechanism will reveal itself as to how it works just by looking at it. It's more insulting to imply that someone would need knowledge to know that it can adjust
*Some missed parts.. red reflector. No kick leg, the one in picture I got it separately. **Latest.Bike** Was easy to assembly. Instructions are clear. Very good idea to take it to a bike shop for tune up. If you have tools, knowledge and time easy to make it ready for a ride.*
I've worked with BB5 and they either work or they don't. Quality issues. And if they don't work, well your constantly adjusting them. But they work better than Tektro. The way I learned was using a business card between the rotor and rear caliper. Then doing what RJ did. RJ...you finally did a disc brake video. Thank you kind Sir!
Great video! Your bike looks a lot cooler with the disc brakes on there. I like your explanations with all the part descriptions, torque measurements, and proper units as well as tricks to get the cables and bolts fitted properly. You rock!
Outstanding video from the continuity and presentation to the perfect camera work. This has to be the most concise and fully explained video on this subject extant. Major Kudos to you Buddy! This could not have been done better.
Honestly, your videos are the best instructive DIY videos on the internet. You’re very patient and detailed and you provide great instruction plus “how to” inspiration....Thanks!
Thank you for this. I just bought a 2014 REI Novara Portal that currently has V-brakes. It has the tabs for disc brakes. Additionally, the wheels it came with have the 6 hole pattern for disc rotors. So I was searching for a CZcams video for a conversion to disc brakes. This is very helpful.
Thanks for the video RJ. Did something like this many years ago and I had to use one of them adapters for rhe rear - worked a treat.
Quick tip - cut back zip ties using a pair of nail clippers - they end up looking neater and no sharp edges or plastic sticking out to wreck your fingers on.
My advice is to use flush cutters with zip ties. They work a lot better
This video was a real eye opener for me. I'm now looking at every used MTB in a whole new light. Checking for those mounting points. Thanks.
🙂 first thing I did - go to garage and look at my older mtn bike 🙁.
I got 2mountain bikes Gary fisher same models but 3years apart so I can change wheels with the newer one it also is disc ready but figures I like the older one better but the older one had a optional disc model so it can be upgraded but will need brackets in back and front
This is one of the most informative and useful bike modification videos ever.
Thank you for that, now I have confidence to do it myself! :)
I just use bottom of my shoe as a brake.
Most people in my country do that too i do that it awesome until i tried no shoes 😑
That is called a "plate brake"
People in Africa use their bare feet
How many rupies in India
Tricycles in my area are common, they use used tires as mud pads and brakes
Nice, I still have Avid single digit V-brakes on my 2002 built I-Drive Marathon and love them. More videos like this are persuading me to "upgrade"...one day.
thanks for the vid I have been thinking about doing this to my wifes bike but wasn't sure if I could tackle it great vid!!
good video. you saved me a lot of trouble,
I was considering trying to add discs to old wheels. No way, no room for extra hardware, thanks.
Wow.. One of the best instructional video I have watched in you tube. The camera focus is spot on, sharp and instructions are concise. Awesome. I'm impressed
Thanks RJ for another great video and yes I'm one of those that enjoy the detailed longer videos. On a related note was going to ask about installing disks on old school bikes. Mine is a '95 Gt Avalanche. So can't wait for when you present that one. Thanks again.
Love the attention to detail, and in depth directions. Great video.
Thanks! This is a real nice DIY video. I used it to convert my bianchi doss 4600 from v to disc brakes, it was really helpfull!
Great vid! I really like the way you use the old v-brake levers for "new" disc brakes.
Looks nice! My frame has the mount for the rear (front already has a disc brake). Thanks for showing me how easy it is to swap it out!
Thank you for your video clip that help me a lot to replacing my Vbreak to the new caliper.
Another excellent video. I've learned so much watching you. Many thanks.
Planning to convert my 26er rigid mtb into 700cc so this video is really helpful for me, thank you!!
seriously, this channel needs more viewers, basically 8.5/10 times it is cheaper and less time consuming to just buy a new bike, BUT! what fun is that? I love the ridiculousness of all your conversions, and how you generally answer every question someone could have regarding: can I put this thing on this old thing?
You Sir are joy to watch, you do great things with bikes.....
Looking forward to see those brake frame adapters videos!
I was going to get disc brakes for my bike not knowing you needed a adapter to mount the disc brake you're a lifesaver bro
I did this on my bike after watching you i think your videos are better than any course i could take thank you.
Hey thanks great vid!! I'm looking forward to hearing your opinion and advice when it comes to adapters for non-disc break ready frames! Got a 93 kona cinder cone and heard a2z adapter works with some light modification😀
That's why I'm researching the same thing.
great job RJ thorough as always even if you do it in your socks 😉
keep up the great work, still looking forward to some restorations on the bikes you got last month
Thanks for this video I was wondering if i needed new rice for a disc conversion kit.
In glass I found this video before taking the plunge lol
very well detailed video, it is absolutely doable by someone who never did something like this! Thanks mate!
I like how he did this in his pajamas. That's exactly how I'll end up doing it.
Hadn’t noticed. Now I need to rewatch.
Very informative and helpful video, thanks...keep doing what your doing.
this was an excellent video. i just changed a 2004 Trek/Gary Fisher bike to Avid BB7 calipers, 160 shimano rotors and 26" Alex Ace 17 wheels. everything went exactly as shown. total cost was about $400 canadian. the braking is not as good as hydraulic brakes, the cost of which would have been just too much, but they're better than the rim brakes. because i ride a lot of single track with steep hills and lots of turns if felt it was worth the expense. i wouldn't do this for road riding.
Thanx for the tip on sequence for " torque arm, bike frame, washer, nut" , at the very end! My axle on the Gmac bike motor is about 8" long. Much too long for my frame, but I am afraid to cut off excess until I know EXACTLY how much I need to attach hardware nuts etc.
bike looked more expensive when he put disc breaks on it
Giio because it is :) lol ;)
It is now...
@Ultranationalist right! Lol
It always looks more expensive then
Brakes.
I always wondered why my bike has those mounts ... maybe the next upgrade ?
same for me, but having the mounts is the bare minimum I thought. Sometimes there is so much stuff to replace that the effort becomes too expensive for my bike.
RJ--your videos are phenomenal. Thank you for spreading knowledge.
your video had helped me so much as I'm by far not a great builder but you've helped me to become better at it bud
Love ❤️ this video RJ bike 🚲 guy easy job installed disc break
Dont we have change the gear for changing to disc
Nice Work Earthman
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Thanks for this, RJ. Thinking of putting a front disc brake on my 1990 Trek 930. I guess I need to look for new wheels!
Wow. How to add disc brake calipers to a frame built for disc brake calipers. I really needed a video for that.
and also i like your videos because all of my bike are vintage bikes
Thanks RJ! I was waiting for this for a while. Great job as usual!
Ill stiick to my trek 4300 v brakes until I upgrade to a cannondale trail 8 later this year...Upgrading to disc costs as much as a bike lol
you are absolutely right. .new wheels, normally new gears, disc brakes, and sometimes even the frame doesn't have the adapters he is showing.. so it's almost new for everything!
Great video,very detailed just ordered the disc brake kit for my lightweight diamondback bike
👍🏽👍🏽 always wanted to know disc brakes worked on MTB. Thank you for the install vid.
The scotty kilmer of bikes -good stuff
Excellent video very helpfull, soon I’ll be doing my own upgrade, and I have to say, this video was the best.
Very well done video. Easy to follow step by step with great video focus on each step. I am going to try this as my mountain bike front wheel just crapped out on me and the brakes to the rear wheel are not working.
i just saw i video right before watching yours of a guy in asia using those exact same adapters you had for this same conversion but he actually installed 2 new hubs for 6 bolt disc brakes, apparently those adapters do work fine.
can you please make a video of an air fork to coil fork conversion? There is not one video on YT showing the process.
Replace the whole fork.
czcams.com/video/rUX_cTuk3O8/video.html
RJ The Bike Guy can you show a video in which u give the dimensions of welding the Is mounts on the frame n fork?
I had a Diamondback Response years ago. It was a good bike.
theyre TANKS! i love mine
Tony S
What happen with your bike?
Galos de raça
Good job. I am starting to enjoy your lessons. In detail and easy to follow also good camera angles for viewing.
Thanks a lot.
Yeah Mr. RJ thanks for the video, been thinking of doing this to my mountain bike, which I use for loaded bike touring and I believe these brakes will serve better to that purpouse.
Im building a monstercross/gravel bike...Im using road tiagra 4600 shifters. Are those shifters compatible with avid bb5 mechanical brakes? thanks.
No. They are short pull. You need long pull. Or a travel agent.
RJ The Bike Guy thank you.
OutlawCRi yeah just get the road pull versions, or TRP spyres
Cool! I did not know that. I just looked it up. Yes, there appear to be a road version.
If they came off of a mtb, theyre probably long pull?
Does anybody know whether this is possible on a road bike with drops, and if so how much it would cost roughly ?
I wouldn't do it unless the frame has mounts for disc brakes. Cheaper, easier, better to bike a bike with disc brakes.
Another informative video as always, RJ. Thanks so much!
Excellent video, brakes upgraded successfully. Thank you!!!
is there a way to go from v breaks to hydraulic without having the mounting points on your frame?
Buy the adapters
Get a better bike, your frame will be limiting you more than the breaks
why does he mix imperial and metric measurements?
Somethings are explicitly in metric, some things aren't. I live in the USA and we predominantly use the imperial system.
And in the United States we tend to get a mixed bag of metric and imperial on anything we work on, so mechanics of all stripes have to have both sets of tools usually.
IronheadOfScroteus I wish we were just taught metric. Being one of the only countries that uses the system is utterly stupid. Factory have to use both mechanics have to use both. Should have just used metric in the first place
@@rmaul2469 I agree. Sometimes as Americans, our urge to stand out reaches ridiculous levels.
You Imperial slime!
Thanks RJ, after watching this changed my rear one today!
Love the detail, explainations and camera angles. Great work my friend.
I used a disc brake center lock ring to use my old rims
Good demonstration on how to upgrade brakes, and very helpful. Liked and subscribed.
Now for the constructive criticism. Better lighting of the detail shots and a plain and uniform background would be advantageous. Minor points to take a good video and make it Great. Still, far better than most videos and way better than I could do.
yowww huge thanks to your vid. now i got an idea on how to upgrade my old v brake MTB. thank you so much
great video...just what i needed for my first frame up build
Nice transformation. On a side note: I hate Avid BB7 callipers they're so damn annoying. Even if I set them up so they don't rub, they will start rubbing against the disc again in a very short while. I have not used the BB5's though. I will change mine out to the TRP Spyke.
i have the TRP spyre(road version of the spyke, less pull), best upgrade i have ever made in all honesty. Brakes dont rub, feels more powerful and best part is both pads if set up properly will wear even meaning no annoying one pad wearing quicker then the other or pushing of the disk with has the potential to slightly warp the rotor. Currently have a couple hundred miles and ever since the first adjustments, still no problem at all. Just the standard brake cable initial stretch after initial installation. I got mine off of ebay for 60 bucks, came with rotors, highly recommend if you are willing to wait a tad bit of time to get em from there, if in a hurry/need them immediately could always buy directly from TRP.
Most important thing to note though is the types of mounts your bike has for disk brakes, then buying the adapters if needed. TRP sells all the types directly from them which is great.
That is the newer post mount setup. They sell adapters for those. Search for post mount adapters.
Thanks RJ I think I found the right adapter
please make a video about how to use addoptoer
That was one of the best how to vids I’ve watched.
I have a really nice specialized MTB from 2011 and it has v brakes which kind of suck and they mess up my wheels. This helps a lot thank you!
you should just call it rim brakes to dicsc, so people with cantis can find it too :) Just a suggestiion :)
@Joby Fluorine Me.
@Joby Fluorine me
I put a 80 cc motor on my bike
@Joby Fluorine I like the bike I've got now goes about 35mph. How fast does your bicycle go... when ever you can afford to put a motor on it then and only then can you came back and try again.
And the thing about my mom... not cool bro she's dead.
Are you going to sell this or use it yourself? I've thought about doing this to bikes that I flip but the cost of the wheels and brakes does not seem worth it. People never want to pay for upgrades.
Sell it. I already have full suspension mtn bike with hydraulic disc brakes.
Andrew Triggs ....I at times use RJ the bike guy's videos to fix bikes as a hobby. Unless you get a fantastic deal on a sought after bike you never real make your money back. Personally i just like doing it and unfortunately can't keep them all. so i don't sell them for profit just enough to get another one to fix up. My two cents worth.
This bike has 0 value. People won't even want to pay the cost of the parts.
In other cases, you might already have a decent frame and suspension. In this case, upgrading it is cheaper than buying a new bike with a similar level than your current one will be after the work.
In my case i had a Scott Mountain Bike with 12 years already with lock suspension and wheels / frame capable to support disc brakes.
Upgrading it with entry level disc brakes and a better suspension will set me back around 200£ but for those same 200 i would NEVER get a bike with those same parts.
So, really, it's about learning the cost of parts and bikes.
Also, there is a growing market for vintage bikes with updated parts. With all those hipsters walking around town, good money can be made trough them.
I've recently been to a town where this cool shop ran by this young kid was doing great. He would buy old road, city and vintage mountain bikes, for nearly nothing, strip them clean, paint them, restore what could be restored and then update them with disc brakes, led lights, incorporated usb chargers, better suspension etc.
He easily doubles the investment in each personalized bike and sells everything he makes.
Hi, i wanna buy i bike and i found a MTB Rockrider 340 26' ' black B'Twin for 214 euros here is the link:www.decathlon.ro/mtb-rockrider-340-26-negru-id_8351519.html is it good?
Andrew Triggs
I was thinking of doing the same thing but now that I read your comment you're right people don't wanna pay
I have a 2002 26" Giant Sedonna V brake with IS front fork mounts. What kind of an adapter would I need to convert to a disk caliper? I was rather confused on if it's IS to PM or the other way around. Can I run either 160mm or 180mm mostly on the street?
Excellent job, RJ! Thanks. I am about to do something similar using hydraulic braking.
How much was this install all worth
Did you get the answer?
rod2k786y no
Overtly nerdy. Cleaning the discs with alcohol? Even my motorcycle is more forgiving.
Disc break is better than v break
Only if the disk brakes are hydraulic
Very helpful video.thank you for sharing this.Now I have an idea what to prepare for the upgrade.
Great video. Thank You! Now I know I need a new wheel:) I want to put my front disk brake set on the rear which doesn't have disk, and upgrade the front caliper and disk.
Someone needs to count how many times he says "uhh" "uhmm" "here". 😂
Americans are redundant speakers.... If they left out all of the 'real quick's', 'right here's', 'right now's' etc, their sentences would still make sense... just an observation.
You Are A Fuc..ing Master!
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Love this transformation from V-brakes to Disc brakes! I have a 2004 Trek 3700 that I have fixed up and I'm going to covert it to being a 30 speed by the spring of 2018. Can my Trek 2300 be converted completely to dual disc brakes or is just the front RockShocks only compatible for disc brakes?
Do you have a link where you got the wheels? Anything to look for when shopping for them? I have a older 90s diamondback I want to tinker on with 26" wheels
well this is pretty much a "no brainer" the mounting lugs are already built into the aluminum frame. duh??
yeah but bicycle people don't really know how to do things that require a small amount of mechanical knowledge
The front brake is still dragging a little bit.
Yes, I noticed that also!
Cuneyt Kilic Avid Bb5's are difficult to get right.
I disagree with you. This is one of the easiest adjustable mechanical disc brakes. RJ tighten the right side of the caliper a little too much. This is it.
Cuneyt Kilic . I don't understand why you're watching a video like this? you seem like such an expert. What could you possibly learn? oh.... nevermind. you're one of those guys that spends hours stalking the internet looking for Windows of opportunity to show the masses how smart you are... tool.
Ackt_like_U_h8_it ! Looks like you are spam or too young to understand why people leave a comment. I am not an expert. In fact, nobody is the expert. Everyone who already knows many things on a particular subject learns many things from the other people. Even though if I was an expert, does that mean I do not need to watch any video? What kind of approach is that? Do you watch TV just because you feel like you are an uneducated person who also needs to learn everything by watching youtube, tv, etc...? If you watch RJ carefully, even he says ``let me know what you are thinking on this or that.'' With your aspect, he is also one of those guys that spend hours stalking the internet. I think you should learn how to interpret what people write so that you would be able to realize who is informative and who is not. If you want, you could do that. You are never too old to learn!
Holy crap this guy is so freaking happy-go-luck! What I need rn in my life
Love your vids! Thank you. I have subscribed.💕👍🏼
So putting disk breaks on a bike that is already equipped for disk breaks.
But didn't have disc brakes.
Alot of times bike companies will have different versions of the same model all using the same frame but with different components, such as entry level model with cheap components and an expert level model with more expensive components
just tighten the f-ing screw!! Jkjk but fr tho
great video tho
You might warp the disk, like a car wheel.
Hey RJ, I got a fork which has IS mount, I would like to install Galfer 246mm disc rotor. How do I go about to install?
I have CDH power 29 inch mag wheels that are set up for disc brakes but what size rotors will fit these wheels?
Pppno offense but you talk like rick and morty
he talks a bit like Trump actually xD
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Excellent and very thorough. Thank you!
thanks for the video, i can upgrade mine as well