[Atomic300]

I am wondering since do not know and really have not researched enough. But if you had a rigid fork on you bike. The only way to mount disc brakes would be if the forementioned fork had a disc mount welded on it? Is that right? There is no way you could put disc brake on the front or can you set it up to the axle. Not aware how it works thats why asking.

On to suspension forks. Can a suspension fork have both brake boses for v brakes and be disc capable at the same time. Or do you need to get a fork either with brake boses or without based on what brake you need?

 

[Maida7]

Yes the fork must have a disc mount to accept disc brakes. There are 2 types of front fork disc mounts: post mount and IS.

Any fork can have either a disc mount AND/OR rim brake mounts. Some of the newest suspension forks are disc only but many still have a rim brake option or have both mounts.

Most ridgid forks are steel and welding on an IS disc mount would be very easy for a decent frame builder to do. I would not try to add any kind of mount to a suspension fork.

 

[gabe0807]

Just wanted to add that there are a lot of rigid forks in a variety of materials and price points sold with disc mounts, so it would probably be cheaper/easier to buy one of them than to have disc mounts welded onto one without. Just a thought....