Bigger Rotors?

[Xiorell]

Going from 180mm > 203mm front
Going from 160mm > 180mm rear

Would this be OK or is it gonna cause issues somehow?

Fork - Rockshox Tora 318
Wheels - 26in Ritchey OCR
Intended brakes - Avid elixir R SL

 

[byegad]

Why? I use Avid BB7s with 160mm rotors on two of my trikes and they have enough stopping power to pull 300lbs of trike, rider and luggage from 50mph with no heat/fade/locking issues.

 

[Xiorell]

Why? I use Avid BB7s with 160mm rotors on two of my trikes and they have enough stopping power to pull 300lbs of trike, rider and luggage from 50mph with no heat/fade/locking issues.

Well, the bike currently has mismatched levers, I get obsessive about that kind of thing, the avids are available at a price I'm willing to pay and I'd rather avid over tektro... Wish there was a more technical impressive answer but that's the long and short of it lol

 

[byegad]

Sounds like a vanity purchase!

Go for the biggest you can buy and paint the callipers bright red.

 

[lukesdad]

you ll need the relevent adaptors, thats quite a lot of stopping power.

 

[Xiorell]

That's helpful ta.

 

[lukesdad]

Are they the latest Avids ?

 

[lukesdad]

You ll need to check if you need post mount or IS mount , also that the larger discs clear the fork and frame.

 

[lukesdad]

Why? I use Avid BB7s with 160mm rotors on two of my trikes and they have enough stopping power to pull 300lbs of trike, rider and luggage from 50mph with no heat/fade/locking issues.

To be fair its not what you stop but how often you have to stop it that reults in brake fade. Compairing road trikes to mtbsis a little misleading.

 

[Xiorell]

you ll need the relevent adaptors, thats quite a lot of stopping power.

Hey man
This is partly why I'm looking at this option, what's on offer is a full set - levers/hoses/pads/rotors/adapters, nothing to do with bigger and flashier, I'm gonna replace the odd lever anyway so... Ya know :-)

It's an older carrera fury, 2007 I think, not the most amazing thing out there but not to bad for 100quid lol