Floating rotors- yes or no.

[Mulger bill]

Finally settled on TRP Spyres for the sadly delayed commuter build.

Trawling ebay, my usual seller has floating brake rotors for sale...

Don't need as such, the TRPs come with rotor supplied but I'm wondering about the cost/benefit ratio.

Anybody with experience of floating rotors on a treadly? Really welcome the advice before pulling the trigger.

Thanks
Shaun

[trailgumby]

I'd be inclined to avoid. The rubbing noise would drive me barmy. That's if they really do float.

Otherwise, the chainring bolt-like thingy they sit ("float") on tends to get in the way of calipers and brackets depending on position, and adds weight for no particular performance benefit. I have Ice Tech rotors on my Scalpel 29r. Despite being mostly aluminium (and non-floating too) they are 30% heavier than equivalent level SRAM all stainless rotors.

[silentbutdeadly]

Not worth it. Got them on two bikes now. One they came with, the other was a bling temptation. One is Avid and the other, Shimano. I have found them to be easy to bend and a pain to straighten but on the plus side they do work well. But then so do the solid discs...

[Mulger bill]

Thanks gents, that ~$70 odd I can spend on something else

[jacks1071]

Finally settled on TRP Spyres for the sadly delayed commuter build.

Trawling ebay, my usual seller has floating brake rotors for sale...

Don't need as such, the TRPs come with rotor supplied but I'm wondering about the cost/benefit ratio.

Anybody with experience of floating rotors on a treadly? Really welcome the advice before pulling the trigger.

Thanks
Shaun

If my race car doesn't need floating rotors, your pushbike certainly doesn't