non disc hub conversion kits? do they exist?

jax13 · Mar 14, 2012

as title, a question emerged today that I wasn't sure of.

has anyone ever made a converison kit to make a non-disc hub accept a disc brake?

I know a2z and others made frame conversions but has it been possible with hubs?

I would imagine not because of the stress involved probably being too much for a hub not designed for taking the strain of braking but would love to be proved wrong as it would make one of my projects a lot simpler!!!

ishaw · Mar 14, 2012

Yes, they do exist but I can't remember who makes them, possibly a Canadian company if memory serves?

big.eck · Mar 14, 2012

i have such a thing in the cave

it was made by mr dirt .

i'll get a couple of pictures later for you

ishaw · Mar 14, 2012

It's been patented:

http://www.google.com/patents/US6880897

ishaw · Mar 14, 2012

I knew I'd get there in the end:

http://www.firstprinciples.ca/products.html

big.eck · Mar 14, 2012

ishaw":2l95l2p2 said:
It's been patented:

http://www.google.com/patents/US6880897

yeah ian thats what i've got sitting here

i'm just home from parents evening and i'm just about to have tea so pic's in an hour or so

jax13 · Mar 14, 2012

look interesting... do you fit them to the naked hub then lace through the hub & adaptor ring to fit one or can they be retrofitted to a built wheel?

13 · Mar 14, 2012

I've used one before, bolts to the eyelet holes on the hub.
would rather buy a proper disc hub imho

ishaw · Mar 14, 2012

From reading up, you fit the adapter to the naked hub, using some of the existing hub spoke holes. You then lace the wheel up using the spoke holes in the adapter, the normal holes on the opposite side.

dbmtb · Mar 15, 2012

I vaguely remember there being such a thing for Formula brakes BITD.

non disc hub conversion kits? do they exist?

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