What is a center lock rotor?
What are Centerlock Disc Rotors. Centerlock rotors are the newest rotors on the market. They were brought to market by Shimano, and instead of using 6 small Torx key bolts to fit them to your hub, they use a new tool. The tool you use is the Shimano TL-LR10, you can also use it to tighten your cassette.
Are Center Lock rotors better?
Centerlock rotors are generally easier and more error proof to install. One simple lock ring versus 6 small bolts to get cross threaded or stripped or lost or whatever else happens to these things.
Are all Center Lock rotors compatible?
No. The center lock spline on the hub is the same, only the lock ring is different. Lock rings used on QR hubs used a cassette tool to remove.
What is better 6 bolt or centerlock?
Six-bolt does have the disadvantage that bolts getting seized, heads getting stripped, and/or hub threads getting damaged are all things that happen sometimes, whereas centerlock tends to be free from any such problems. Having one big high-torque fastener does create a more reliable interface in that sense.
What means center lock?
Centerlock is a Shimano patented by system, facilitating the installation process. The disc is placed on the hub as you can see in the picture below, and then simply locked with a special key. Contact surfaces between the hub and disc are generally made of steel, for an increased durability of the system.
What is better centerlock or 6 bolt?
Is centerlock lighter than 6 bolt?
The six bolts are slightly lighter than the lock ring set up for centerlock, but a six bolt hub is slightly heavier than a center lock hub. Also, a centre-lock rotor is heavier than a 6-bolt one, all other aspects of the rotor being equal.
Can I use a centerlock rotor on a 6 bolt hub?
no, unfortunately there is no way to mount a centerlock rotor on a 6 bolt hub…
Is Center Lock better than 6 bolt?
What is Shimano center lock?
The CENTER LOCK system makes an easy rotor installation possible with spline mount and a lock ring. The lock ring mounting system reduces the total working hours by shortening the amount of time of both installation and de-installation.
Are centerlock hubs lighter?
With Shimano XT, Centerlock is 45 grams lighter per hub.