[nato]

Hey, I purchased a DK General Lee a bit back and I have been upgrading parts on a break by break basis. I have been doing some riding in the city and have noticed the dramatic difference between front and rear disk brakes and a rear mech. brake. Are there any 24" front forks out there that can handle an abusive ride but have front brakes? It's been a thought but I'm not sure if I wanna do that yet.

Let me know!
Thanks,
Nate

 

[skurfer333]

I'm not sure I understand the question... are you looking for a fork with disc tabs?

 

[formermtboarder]

if ur looking for tabs i believe that funn (maybe?) makes a 20mm TA ridgid w/ disk tabs...its pretty tight, i want one

 

[nato]

mech or disk... except a front disk with a rear mech might be odd

 

[madbob]

mech or disk... except a front disk with a rear mech might be odd

now I'm confused

 

[skurfer333]

there are mechanical and hydrolic disc brakes OR linear pull rim brakes which mount to each leg of the fork OR cantilever style which mount with a single bolt at the top of the fork in the middle of the crown..... I'm assuming you're talking about a rim brake when you say "mech", but mechanical is just a type of disc brake. now, which type was it you were looking for?

 

[Mudpuppy]

Actually cantilever brakes are the type that were popular right before v-brakes. V-brakes are a type of cantilever brakes, but usually cantilevers are considered the type with the y shaped cable. The ones with only one mounting bolt are sidepull brakes.

O.P. I would recommend looking into getting v-brake bosses welded onto your current fork. You could get a disk fork but then you would need to buy the fork, a new wheel, and a disk brake. The total cost would probably be more than what you payed for the bike originally. Also most of the disk compatible rigid forks are suspension-corrected. That means that they are as tall as a normal mtb fork and would change how your cruiser rides too much.

 

[Changleen]

Or you could probably have disk mounts welded to your fork by a frame builder too. Wouldn't cost much - certainly less than a new fork.

 

[skurfer333]

Or you could probably have disk mounts welded to your fork by a frame builder too. Wouldn't cost much - certainly less than a new fork.

he'd still need a new hub, assuming you don't already have a disc compatible hub already. and that would mean building a new wheel.

 

[Changleen]

he'd still need a new hub, assuming you don't already have a disc compatible hub already. and that would mean building a new wheel.

I assumed he already had that sorted.