|   Do ya think this could work... | IdeaSSguy
Nov 19, 2002 11:45 PM | | ...to make my frame with horizontals disc compatable? Found it on the Specialized BMX site. |
| It should... | SS_MB-7
Nov 20, 2002 4:55 AM | | I came across that (actually, it was made by another BMX company) a while ago and thought the same thing. My only concern would be the limited amount of fore/aft movement of the wheel in the horizontals. The adapter looks like it will reduce the stock fore/aft movement provided by the horizontals. But, having never seen or installed one, I'm only speculating.
Ride Hard,
Mike B. |
| Dropouts: SS vs BMX? | Spar¡cus
Nov 20, 2002 7:10 AM | | A SS's relatively petite dropouts might suffer due to the torsional forces this device's splines would generate within the dropout's slot. BMX dropouts are generally beefy chunks of metal compared to most SS dropouts.
But I'm speculating, too.
--Spary |
| If you have a big, BMX-style plate dropout, yes | shiggy
Nov 20, 2002 8:10 AM | | Otherwise the mount may not sit flat. Also, Brant at On-One found that this kind of disc mount on a mtb can damage the dropout. |
| caliper placement? | GMF
Nov 20, 2002 10:03 AM | | While i'm sure it could be addressed with some sort of shimming, how do you guarantee your caliper will be in the right place (left/right... along the axis of the axle). I suspect the caliper would sit too far to the middle of the bike, given that mtb dropouts are so much thinner than BMX guys...
Just another consideration.
-GMF |
| Yes | Burmapeak
Nov 20, 2002 2:42 PM | | It works. |
| Not if you want your frame to last | Frank Tuesday
Nov 20, 2002 3:05 PM | | Specialized quit using this for the 2003 year. They have gone with a similar adapter, but it has a torque arm going to the canti brake stud. A few too many warranty replacements due to bent dropouts, I'd imagine. The extra force due to the larger 26" wheel you'll be using as well as the thinner dropout found on MTB's would probably make matters much worse. On One found the same thing out. |
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