[Allan]

I am building a Cove Stiffee FR from assorted parts and am close to completion. For Brakes, I have had to scounge a bit and ended up with a new Deore 525 for the front, and an older XT 755 for the rear. I want use the XT caliper on the front for its superior stopping and I have found that I can use the Deore lever to activate it. The problem is the mount - I am using a 2002 z1 qr20. I had to space the caliper away from the fork mount a bit, which was fine, but the caliper sits too high off the disc, only grabbing maybe half. Anyone know if there is an an adapter for this?

cheers

 

[DßR]

The problem is, if you use a rear I.S. caliper on the front, it will require a 15mm larger rotor than if it were on the rear.

Get a 185mm Hope or Avid rotor, and enjoy yourself.

As for the rear brake, if you have a post-mount Deore caliper, be sure you get a rear adapter, otherwise you'll have to use a 145mm rotor which doesn't technically exist....

 

[rfemurfx]

sounds like you need an 8" rotor.

 

[2piece]

...I think are very underated. I had M756 and it worked very well.