Hydraulic brakes

[volt9291]

Hi everyone,

After some advice as I am well out of the loop on anything to do with bikes these days...

I am after some Hydraulic brakes for my bike, looked around a bit online but don't know what I want/need or where to get it from.

My bike is a Specialized Stumpjumper HT, I believe it is a 2006/07 model. I have had it for a very long time, but it's not in too bad a condition (apart from the brakes).

The brakes are shot, I've already removed the front brake (used the cable to fix my son's bike).

I want to upgrade to some Hydraulic disk brakes.

For ease, I'd like a complete kit to fit, if that's an option. If not, happy to buy the parts individually. something that's low maintenance? Not sure how much maintenance is required, They won't be getting used loads or abused too much.

Thinking £100-150 if that's possible to get something half decent? Edit: maybe £150 is overkill for what I need!?

Don't know anything about sizing, I assume it is a universal size.

Please help!







The tire and front wheel needs swapping as the mount for the disk is currently on the other side.

 

[volt9291]

Can you even get hydraulic rim brakes???

If you want hydraulic disc brakes it looks like you're going to need new wheels, brakes (whole kit), discs, pads, adapters.
This is going to cost way more than £150, and on top of that you'll probably need to drill out your current cable mounts to accommodate the thicker brake lines.

I'd just refurbish your current rim brakes, parts should be cheap and easy to find.


EDIT...
Well I'm blowed, seems you can get hydraulic rim brakes, who knew link

Edit edit..
Even still, I think you'd still be better off just refurbishing your current rim brakes. Why go to the hassle of maintaining hydraulic rim brakes that won't necessarily perform any better than cable rim brakes.

Thanks for the reply.

I'm sure my bike can take disks, and some models in the same year it may have been an extra, I'm sure I've seen some fitted...

Are these not the mounting points on the frame/forks/hubs and cable route?

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[volt9291]

Yeah it looks to have calliper mounts and 6 hole disc rotor compatibility.

Yeah, it was my understanding that it was disk ready... (I know my front wheel is on the wrong way around at the moment.)

I just need a kit, as far as I can tell.

 

[volt9291]

cool, so just a case of buying a kit and fitting by the looks of it. No extra mounts/adaptors needed?

Are Clarks decent?

what are the go to online retailers that are good for parts?

 

[volt9291]

You will likely need post mount adaptors depending on what size rotor your fork and frame are designed to take.

Have you thought about asking Specialized what would fit? If some of the bikes originally had disc brakes fitted then they may be able to recommend something.

I'll see if I can find some details online for sizes, if not a quick email to Specialized may be the way to confirm it.

 

[volt9291]

Thanks for the ideas and options, I will look into them.

 

[volt9291]

So thought I'd come back with a quick update to this.

Got a set of Clarks M2 in the end. 180 Front, 160 Rear. Came with everything I needed in the box. Only £39.99! from Amazon.

Honestly, for that price, I can't fault them, Crazy that they can sell for/what you get for that price.

Only had a short ride to test if they were working. But so far so good, easily better than the old V setup.