My girlfriend has ridden this bike to and from work for about four years now. She loves the bike but often complains about the brakes. I didn't realise how bad they were until she described emergency stopping with them. For her safety I thought I would look in to whether it's possible/affordable to upgrade to disc brakes and if so which route to take.
I believe the model that followed after this year's one actually came with disc brakes but there was a suggestion that the carbon forks on the 2012 model may not be able to deal with the additional pressure they would have to deal with. That could be a bummer.
As I am the happy owner of a Magura equipped pedelec, I was wondering if it would be possible and simpler to just fit a front and rear set of those.
All advice is much appreciated!!
2012 Trek 7.4
I believe the model that followed after this year's one actually came with disc brakes but there was a suggestion that the carbon forks on the 2012 model may not be able to deal with the additional pressure they would have to deal with. That could be a bummer.
As I am the happy owner of a Magura equipped pedelec, I was wondering if it would be possible and simpler to just fit a front and rear set of those.
All advice is much appreciated!!
2012 Trek 7.4