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[Closed] Help please - brakes

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Mrs Infidel has decided that she wants to come riding a bit so in a bid to make her bike (Kona Fire Mountain she has never really used and which sat outdoors for ages - before I met her I'd like to add!) a bit better I've replaced her Marzocchi MZ with a MX pro I had. Problem is that the MX has post mount and her brakes are IS with a 160mm rotor. I've looked on CRC and found a bracket to convert post mount to IS for a 170mm rotor but its out of stock....

I'm thinking:
a) a2z for an adaptor and buy a bigger rotor
b) buy a post mount front brake

Anyone got any ideas for a solution??!


 
Posted : 19/01/2009 7:39 pm
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What brakes on it just now?


 
Posted : 19/01/2009 7:46 pm
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currently - Shimano BR-M465 Mechanical Disc rear brakes with Avid FR-5 levers...


 
Posted : 19/01/2009 10:36 pm
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sorry - that should be BR-M465 front brake. Anyone know a solution?


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:03 am
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The M465 is a post mount brake anyway isn't it? Won't it work with a 160mm rotor without the adaptor? Have you tried?


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:13 am
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I am an idiot. Mystery - you are a legend. Thank you indeed!!! Solution:
look closer at caliper. Remove post to IS adaptor already there. Voila, a caliper that post mounts directly and a stupid me.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:55 am