Do Disks Break/bend Easily?

[Blake]

Hello all,

I was talking to my friend today about brakes and he mentioned that disks can easily break. He went on and said that if you mess up a side hop and tap the disk it can break and then you have to pay £20 for a new one. I had never even considered this and wondered if it was true or not.

Cheers,

George

[Jamie_Trials]

Noo it'l be fine as long as you get a decent disk brake rotor.

A few years back I had rear disk and used to land on loads of times, most that happened was that it just got a little bent.

Little play with an adjustable spanner and you can easily bend them back

EDIT: I just got you validated

Edited October 11, 2010 by Jamie_Trials

[bikeperson45]

I had a big knock on mine a while about (just being stupid, wasn't looking where I was going and front wheel fell off a ledge) and I expected I'd need a new one. However it was fine, don't be put off by having one. I'd say the benefit of having a disc is worth it

[Blake]

Noo it'l be fine as long as you get a decent disk brake rotor.

A few years back I had rear disk and used to land on loads of times, most that happened was that it just got a little bent.

Little play with an adjustable spanner and you can easily bend them back

EDIT: I just got you validated

CHEERS FOR THE VOTE! :

Yay, thanks dude, now I can get a bike on this site. and thanks for the disk brake advice

[N.Wood]

You'll be fine.

[Jason Maarsseveen]

Im sidehopping to left and hit my discs a couple of times , it bends not very easilly and there is no maintenance for disc, for rimbrakes there's a lot of maintenence , you must keepyour brakesystem clean , grinding your rims , and your rims are getting ugly from it , and your rims are getting faster damaged. The grinding makes your rims thinner thinner thineer , and you have to grind your rims weekly

And a cracked disc costs 30 a rim 50 to 60

I hope that you've enough information now

Edited October 18, 2010 by Jason Maarsseveen

[Dwarf Shortage]

And a cracked disc costs 30 a rim 50 to 60

Whoever's fleecing you £50-60 for rims saw you coming.

[Kieran Morrison]

Im sidehopping to left and hit my discs a couple of times , it bends not very easilly and there is no maintenance for disc, for rimbrakes there's a lot of maintenence , you must keepyour brakesystem clean , grinding your rims , and your rims are getting ugly from it , and your rims are getting faster damaged. The grinding makes your rims thinner thinner thineer , and you have to grind your rims weekly

And a cracked disc costs 30 a rim 50 to 60

I hope that you've enough information now

1. there is maintenince for discs not too much.

2. you have to keep your disc clean and rim grinding is optional you dont HAVE to have it.

3. a cracked disc can be as low as 10 second hand and a good rim is only 30 new so about 15 second hand.

Learn something new everyday :king:

[forteh]

Whoever's fleecing you £50-60 for rims saw you coming.

Bet thats going to be in euros