Wanted Disk compatible wheel set (9 speed)

[PWAXON]

I am looking to bump up to disk brakes but need disk compatable wheels. If you have a decent set and are looking for a good reason to upgrade and have a set to get rid of let me know.

[nigel]

How much you wanna spend....i have an extra XTR rear disc only (spline type) wheel lying about

[PWAXON]

I'd like to get both wheels for under 100 so your XTR is probably out.

How much you wanna spend....i have an extra XTR rear disc only (spline type) wheel lying about

[bradpartyka]

I was in the same postion this time last year and bought a cheap pair off ebay, but I really want to upgrade now and keep the cheap ones for baldies if I do. Look online.

Under 100 http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/12001-365_SHIDD2-3-Parts-75-Wheelsets/Shimano-Deore-Disc-Wheelset-w_-Sun-Rhyno-Lite-Rims.htm

But, I would go with these....
http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/11997-365_MAVDW1-3-Parts-75-Wheelsets/Shimano-XT-Disc-Wheelset-w_-Mavic-317-Rims.htm

[pwpatton]

I may have a set of wheels for just around $100. They are 02 XT hubs and Mavic F219 rims.

I'll pm you with my #

[PWAXON]

I am looking at buying a set of Sun Rhyno Lite Rims with XT Disk hubs.

Anyone have any opinions or experience with these?

[Thewavebb]

what kind of brakes are you going to be rockin?

[PWAXON]

what kind of brakes are you going to be rockin?

Avid Mechanical

[Buck]

Avid Mechanical

Sweet set up one of my buddies, had the exact same set-up except he had mammoths, he rocks them fine!

[PWAXON]

Ok I got my new wheels and disk brakes (Avid Mechanicals) installed. (Looks great) Took it for a ride and they both squeak.http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/images/icons/icon8.gif
Has anyone had this problem?
Any ideas on how to correct it?

[Magic]

Paul,
It will take awhile for the pads to burn in. Also make sure you clean your rotors. I take it the squeak comes when you squeeze the brakes, right? Some make noise and others don't. Maybe others have some ideas, I use hydro's not mech. Good luck.

[pwpatton]

Paul, Yes it can take a number of stops until the pads wear in a bit. That will stop squeeking caused by that. I think avid mechanical's have only 1 piston, which means you want the rotor closer to the non piston side of the caliper so the piston pushing out only bends the rotor as far as it needs to. What's cool about avid is there are adjusters on both sides of the caliper body.

My nephew had avid mechanicals on his bike and I would set them up for him and he had no sqeeking. There are folks that talk about avid pads tending to squeek. I read an article a couple of months back in MBA that talked about what pads would best suite avid brakes. I'll have to go search my mags to find out what they were.

Avids also allow for quite a bit of adjustment to get them lined up straight with the rotor. I found the best place to start was loosening the caliper bolts a tad, squeeze the brake lever (make sure the caliper body doesn't rise on you) and then tight the calipar bolts. Then I back off the pad distance between the pad and the rotor with the fine adjusters. Not terribley techinical but it's a good place to start.

[Kosk]

Make sure the rotors runs as close to the inside pad as possible. The outboad pad is the one that moves into the rotor. If the inside pad is too far from the rotor, the outside pad will push and bend the rotor into the inside pad. You don't want this. You basically want the inside pad and the rotor almost touching so when the outside pads moves into contact with the rotor, there is almost no bending of the rotor. Flip the bike over, get a good line of sight so you can see thru the caliper and actual the caliper arm with you hand, watch the pads and the rotor, you should be able to see how much the rotor bends if any before the outside pad pushes it into the inside pad, try to minimize that. Also, at the same time make sure the pad it contacting the rotor sqarely, you may have the caliper slightly angled compared to the rotor.

Not sure if it will help. I've never had mine be squeaky, even when wet.

[Thewavebb]

Ok I got my new wheels and disk brakes (Avid Mechanicals) installed. (Looks great) Took it for a ride and they both squeak.http://www.morcmtb.org/forums/images/icons/icon8.gif
Has anyone had this problem?
Any ideas on how to correct it?

I just bought some in january and it took a couple rides for the squeek to go away. I wouldn't be to worried about. They are awsome breaks
-ben-

[Panman]

I also notice that mine squeek when it's cold out too, for some reason. I've heard of filing off a part of the rotor that helps but havn't done that yet. (Maybe someone has posted that here already, I haven't read all the posts yet.)

[Tex]

As I recall all new disc brakes take a certain amount of time to "bed" the pads. It seems that most pads have some sort of coating on them that needs to burn off. I know with my Hope's they recommend that you ride around the black a couple times while lightly applying the brakes. This helps to heat up the pads and get them to sit in the caliper correctly.

Also, from my own experience. If you get them wet, almost all discs will squeal to some extent. If after a few rides they continue to make noise, I would do what Phil says and spend some time on aligning them correctly. If that doesn't work, you may want/need to have your disc brake tabs faced. Most bike shops now have the tool that will face your frame tabs to be in perfect line with your rotor. I think that is a last resort, most frames don't need this.

That's just my two cents