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  • Floating rotors dumb question
  • rigiddaddy
    Full Member

    I guess this is probably obvious to everyone except me – why are floating rotors better than non-floating. Assuming they are.

    randomjeremy
    Free Member

    Less prone to bending? Lighter? marginally maybe. Mostly they just look better I think.

    RealMan
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    Mostly they just look better I think.

    +1

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    takisawa2
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    Had plenty of solid & floating & cant say they are any less prone.

    rigiddaddy
    Full Member

    So other than looks not much then.

    Thanks.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    They’re not better, just more expensive, more likely to have compatability issues, and sometimes heavier too.

    ChunkyMTB
    Free Member

    They make a great ticking sound when cooling down

    robdeanhove
    Free Member

    They’re not much lighter and, in fact, Ashima and Alligator make lighter steel discs.

    he benefit if floating rotors is that, when they get hot, they distort less and more evenly, so perform better. This only applies for prolonged or heavy braking, or both, and certainly isn’t an issue in the British winter, but definitely an advantage in the Alps for example.

    Hope that helps (and is clear)

    Rob
    bigrobracing.co.uk

    bruneep
    Full Member

    They ” ting”

    Junkyard
    Free Member

    they are bling

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