So I am an unashamed gear head. I love having and buying new bits of kit. So I have been very excited about the idea of a disc brake on my schlumpf.
Now I have striped the threads on the TPA on my magura
It works but not perfectly
Now I have to decide
Fix up my rim brake
Or make do until the next gen KH cranks with discs come out. I thought I read June? But could be mistaken
Anyone know any date? Tentative date?
I know that UDC US is supposed to get them in their June container, but I’m not sure about the rest of the world.
Soon 
I’d wait for the cranks, but if you are looking to buy something now, then order a D brake and find yourself a disc brake
Ben, my understanding/expectation is also that the new KH disc brake cranks will be used in conjunction with the D’brake - but do we actually know this?
Josh said so, therefore it must be true 
Ugh. Now my project list has been expanded beyond a home built 36er commuter bike, to now also include a geared 36er Penny Farthing. Although I’m thinking a more standard internal geared hub with freewheel might be a good adaptation. . . Gee thanks. 
But that does appear to answer the question about KH cranks and d’brake.
Anyone have any pricing info on the new cranks?
i am guessing around 100 mark…
Assuming priced like the original prices UDC shows for KH Moment cranks, $96 for single hole, $110 for dual hole.
I am wondering will the disc be on the right side or left? Since the Triton frame has the disc brake tab on the right side. If the KH goes to the left side the I would have to run the D-brake mount to adapt.
Right side for sure
Frame is modified at bearing holder by 2mm because of disc bolts clearance but I don’t know if it’s possible to modify current frame and I don’t want to change it 
Additionally, I don’t know if caliper is attached to frame by a welded bracket or on bearing holder as Nimbus D-Brake style which is more accurate solution than welded bracket
All the pictures I have seen of the KH disc cranks have shown the disc on the right side and Kris has posted that the KH frames will have the disc tab on the right side.
I didn’t remember that
So will need to change my frame if still relevent information 
But not sure as Roger Davies told me recently that they realized the bearing holder (as D-Brake and Mountainuni) is much more accurate than a welded tab on frame from industrial process point of view.
Wait and see, not long to wait as release is planned by next month
Ahh got to love the big wait!
I’ve heard that the D-Brake was designed for the Nimbus internal disc if used on the left side of the uni, or for the KH external disc if used on the right side.
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Brake mount adaptor
In expectation of these new cranks I have been looking at disc brakes and the d’brake bearing cap
My understanding is the d’brake is IS spacing.
Most brakes seem to be post mount spacing and I need an adaptor
Should I expect said adaptor to be included when buying a disc?
Secondly how is this adaptor revered to. Is it a ‘IS to post’ adaptor. Or conversely a ‘post to IS’ adaptor
I was planning on buying from my LBS and have the guy there sort it out but he has refused to sell a single brake and only sells in pairs. So will be using
Chain reaction cycles
The frame mount would be necessary for use with the schlumpf hub. The Dbrake bearing mount would not work because of the specialized schlumpf bearings.
The D’Brake mount would work just fine with a schlumpf after a quick date with a belt sander. Or if you don’t like modifying things you can use a MountainUni UCM which has a thinner profile and should bolt right up.
I believe you want a standard rear adaptor for whatever size disk you are using with the D’brake or UCM. I can’t remember for sure though as I just brought the unicycle in to a shop and asked for a adaptor that would fit.
Adaptors are often included with disk brakes but not always.
Yeah Kris had told me about the sanding of the dbrake. And I hope he won’t mind me quoting a short excerpt with regards to using the dbrake with the Schlumpf hub:
[I]“One caveat though, about using the disk brake on a Guni: as you know, the knurled housing is braced against turning by being clamped in the bearing housing. Because a crank-mount disk brake runs the braking through the gearing system, it may place additional rotational force on this interface, depending on the rider and the riding style.”
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So I would definitely NOT want to use the dbrake for my G26er, and would only consider the frame mount.
