FirstV8 Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Im keen to buy a second set of 29'r wheels ( second hand ) and put road slicks on for training . Are all the discs /rotors compatible with other makes of calipers . Are there any that dont match .
Butterbean Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Nah long as the sizes are the same you're good to go.
Butterbean Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Just be cautions still, I know some avid rotors are slightly different sized, like 205 instead of 200. Just check that yours are 100% match.
anybody seen george? Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Had a wee problem with this. I had to replace my avid rotors a while ago on and replaced with Shimano. I encountered an issue where the brake pads kept rubbing on the rotor and it was not a positioning issue from the calliper, as both sides rubbed continuously.So took a micrometer to it and noticed a that the Shimano's were slightly wider than the avid`s. To fix it I sanded down the pads a bit to create space and secondly after a while of riding it appears that the rotors lost a bit of width but seem to have settled since then. Have replaced brake pads since the issue and all is fine now.Think the issue can be seen when looking at the rotor itself as I have a spare new one at home and on the braking edge it doesn`t look flat, almost looks like there is some sort of coating on it. As it is matt`ish in colour new where it gets the silver glossy look after rinding a while.
FirstV8 Posted October 13, 2017 Author Posted October 13, 2017 Think the issue can be seen when looking at the rotor itself as I have a spare new one at home and on the braking edge it doesn`t look flat, almost looks like there is some sort of coating on it. As it is matt`ish in colour new where it gets the silver glossy look after rinding a while. Some new rotors for cars and bikes have a film /coating on to prevent rust while in storage
Sepia Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Never fit a new rotor without cleaning it! It is the "protective coating" they put on it.Iearnt the hard way.
anybody seen george? Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Never fit a new rotor without cleaning it! It is the "protective coating" they put on it.Iearnt the hard way.Ha! Seems you learn something every day!
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