Bicycle brake rotor adapter difference calculator

Calculate rotor diameter increase and required nominal radial movement with your own figures.

Your numbers

Use the units shown. Results update as you change valid inputs.

Use rotor diameter increase and required nominal radial movement to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Original nominal rotor diameter (mm)
160
Candidate nominal rotor diameter (mm)
180
Existing nominal adapter radial offset (mm)
20
Explicitly available nominal radial offsets (mm)
0,20,40
Rotor diameter increase (mm)
20
Required nominal radial movement (mm)
10
Candidate nominal radial offset (mm)
30
Exact matches in supplied offset list (mm)
No exact entered nominal offset

Try another scenario

Original nominal rotor diameter (mm)
160
Candidate nominal rotor diameter (mm)
200
Existing nominal adapter radial offset (mm)
20
Explicitly available nominal radial offsets (mm)
0,20,40
Rotor diameter increase (mm)
40
Required nominal radial movement (mm)
20
Candidate nominal radial offset (mm)
40
Exact matches in supplied offset list (mm)
40
Calculation method

Calculation method

Rotor diameter increase (mm)

Candidate diameter−original diameter.

Required nominal radial movement (mm)

Diameter difference/2.

Candidate nominal radial offset (mm)

Existing nominal offset+required radial movement.

Exact matches in supplied offset list (mm)

Find supplied nominal offsets equal within scale-relative numerical roundoff.

Symbols and units
a
Original nominal rotor diameter (mm)
b
Candidate nominal rotor diameter (mm)
c
Existing nominal adapter radial offset (mm)
d
Explicitly available nominal radial offsets (mm)

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Nominal radius arithmetic only. Matching a number does not establish mounting-standard, bolt, rotor, fork or brake compatibility; no physical adapter is selected.
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