Disc brakes on the new Vendetta

[Eric Winn]

Any more details on setting up the new V with disc brakes?

51mm I.S. frame and fork mounting spacing?

44mm BCD rotor to hub mounting with 6 bolt pattern?

What size disc rotors will fit the V front fork/chainstay configuration? E.g. Anything bigger than 160mm rotors?

Will something like this Velocity Fusion disc 700C wheelset work? http://www.velocityusa.com/default.asp?contentID=682

How about an appropriate set of rims and the Velocity road disc rear hub (for the V front hub) model h58-XX, see: http://store.velocityusa.com/products/productdetail/part_number=h58-XX/7455.0.1.1combined with an SP PD-7 or maybe an SP SD-8 or SP PD-8 for a rear disc dynamo hub? See http://www.sp-dynamo.com/index.html

Will the SRAM Rival DoubleTap road brake levers work with the Avid BB5 or BB7 Road mechanical disc brake?
http://www.sram.com/avid/products/bb5-road-mechanical-disc-brake#/path/term-id/283
http://www.sram.com/avid/products/bb7-road-mechanical-disc-brake#/path/term-id/283

Am I missing any issues?

-Eric

 

[Eric Winn]

SRAM SlickWire Road Brake XL Cable Kit

Will the SRAM SlickWire Road Brake XL Cable Kit fit the new V?

From what I can glean from the web this is a 5mm kit with 1350mm and 2750mm cables with a 1.6 diameter. Are those good cable lengths for the Vendetta (with Avid BB7 SL Road disk calipers)? Or does the V require custom cable lengths front and rear?

Also, what rotor sizes will fit? It looks like the BB7 SL Road is readily available with either the 140mm or 160mm HS1 caliper which supports a full range of 140mm / 160mm / 180mm / 200mm according to the Avid page:

http://www.sram.com/avid/products/avid-bb7-road-sl

If the V doesn't constrain rotor size does it make more sense to run 160mm on the front and 140mm on the rear? Or use the same size for both?

-Eric

 

[John Tolhurst]

Those cable lengths should be

Those cable lengths should be adequate, with excess trimmed.

The mounting points on front and rear are both spaced from the axle the same, and follow the standard for the rear wheel. Therefore select rear U mount and disk rotors to fit the normal rear situation. Subject to confirmation, frame clearancee for the rotor: rear max 140, front max 180. Anyone with a Silvio that has the bell shaped fork legs can check the max rotor clearance.

 

[Eric Winn]

Front brake to right brifter, right?

Thanks John,

And connect the front brake to the right brifter, right? ;-)

-Eric

 

[John Tolhurst]

front brake to the right

front brake to the right brifter, right? ;-)

Yep, at least for this ex motorcycle rider to feel at home.