GG front Brake Rotor (Disc) - Wuxi Thai-Racing Trade Co

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yeah ok we're talking cheapo Chinese tatt here. But I couldn't find anything locally and my fav GG dealer is actually no longer a GG dealer due to politics with the distributor in NZ. My local GG dealer is 1/2hr drive & they don't even put GGs on the floor as they favour chances of selling a European hi spec roadbike. Not much chance of them having much interest & would end up going through the distributor who is reknown for long waits & high prices.

Nothing on our local equiv of Ebay. rear rotors (discs to us) aplenty, but no fronts.
So a quick google turns up this on Aliexpress

http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6036506968.html

$59 US Well heck I'll give it a shot.

Personally I wasn't as keen on a swirly pattern but when its covered in mud I'm unlikely to care. Couldn't believe how quick it turned up. Like, a few days to NZ.

I doused it in degreaser & then brake clean & it bolted right up with the slight clash with the speedo sensor due to swirly legs. I trimmed a bit off the sensor bracket and pushed it to the side & job jobbed.

Fired in some new Goldfren pads. Seems to run straight with no dragging.

Yet to ride with it. That should be a couple of weeks away so I'll try to remember to report.

[AZRickD]

Not bad.

If my WTB ad doesn't get me a cheap, gently-used pair of rotors, I could give these fronts a try. Do the have rears ?

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Sheesh, click on the 'store' & have a look.

actually I just did and yes they do. $69, but its still cheap.

Now bear in mind I haven't run this yet, but they seem to make a bunch of discs for lots of stuff. But that doesn't mean they care if they last.

[adv rider]

I was looking around the website.Did anyone else see the Christini? so it would be roughly $3000 shipped. Based on weight, i wonder whats included in that. Sorry for thread jack-Its good to know the rotor looked good. Hopefully the other parts they sell are good. If thats really the whole bike, it seems like a good way to try out AWD. When it brakes, keep whatever spares you need. And sell the rest

And hopefully it works good.

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um yeah. . .I might have seen that. but c'mon.

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ok well finally got out to ride. First impressions were a bit feeble until it bedded in a bit. To be honest I think it needs some more bedding in. I'm in essence testing the new pads & their interface with the new disc.

I did a couple of 25k loops but 1/2 way through the 2nd got a puncture so that was the last of the hard braking (actually it didn't promote too much hard braking on the terrain).

I actually thought I might try resurfacing my old pads as they are wedge shaped from the worn disc and seeing if they work better.

The Goldfren pads may just take a while to bed in.

So net result is that the brakes work. They work ok it seems, but I like more initial bite & that is lacking. That could be down to the pads so this is a bit of an unscientific test changing two things to two untried things.

Disc is still straight & looks in fine condition. I suspect it will be as good as before but I can't endorse wholeheartedly at this stage which is probably not the disc's fault if you see what I mean.

There was a ride next weekend but I see its been cancelled, boo.

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Oh yeah thought I'd update this. Disc seems to work fine. Goldfren sintered pads are ok but lack bite which I miss. I'd buy another.

[AZRickD]

Here's a link to the rear rotor.

It doesn't have the counter-sunk holes like mine.

Will they work (with proper bolts)?

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/prod...794558039.html