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How to Fit 180mm Brake Rotors on Flat-Mount Frames/Forks
35 Nov 17 Josh Meissner / gearOriginally a road standard, flat-mount disc brakes have become the norm for hydraulic drop-bar groupsets. This comes with a common limit of 160mm for the brake rotors, which can be inadequate for bikepacking. Find some background on the topic and details on two aftermarket adapters designed to allow larger 180mm discs on many framesets here…
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Tech Note: Extra Bottle Cages on a Surly ECR/Troll/Ogre
32 Mar 24 Logan Watts / accessoriesNeed extra water capacity for a big bikepacking trip? Here’s a hack to add two additional bottle cages using Surly’s do-all, horizontal slot dropouts—tested on rough tracks in East Africa.