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improving brakes on a 29er mtb?

deandean · 2012-07-23 21:17:37

Bike is fitted with shimano deore hydraulic brakes with 180 & 160mm rotors front & back. I am a little underwhelmed with the brakes, especially the rear. The combination of the larger diameter wheels and my 95kg weight needs good stopping torque. I am thinking of keeping the existing brakes but putting on 203mm rotors on…

23-07-2012 9:17pm

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deandean

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Bike is fitted with shimano deore hydraulic brakes with 180 & 160mm rotors front & back.

I am a little underwhelmed with the brakes, especially the rear. The combination of the larger diameter wheels and my 95kg weight needs good stopping torque.

I am thinking of keeping the existing brakes but putting on 203mm rotors on both wheels. There seems to be a post mount adaptor to locate the calipers in the right position.

Does this approach make sense? Would i get much of an increase in stopping power?

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