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Fitting a 180mm rear rotor and adaptor to my Scandal is one of the fiddliest jobs I have ever done. Virtually no room to get the hex key in on the rear bolt. I know they only recommend 160mm but I'm a fat git at the mo and need all the power I can get
Was it not 160mm due to the forces the bigger rotor put on the frame and you've just introduced more chance of something failing?
You are going to get killed to death with that crazy upgrade.
That would be a shame. I'd miss me
Get a cheap or spare Allen key and cut the short end to a little stump.
Yeah, bike rear triangles really benefit from having a bunch of difference size and shape tools. Even a well designed bike can have packaging issues once you throw in different shaped brakes.
Wobble adaptors are the bollocks for this sort of thing though. Not round-headed allens (bolt-rounding bastards), not UJs, just normal 1/4 inch hex key and a wobbly bit or two and a 6 inch extension and you'll get to just about anything, and still have a proper connection all the way from bolt to hand.
Flat mount for the win. Post mount inside the triangle is always a PITA.
My Big Dog came with 180. Website says no bigger than 160.....