LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor Review

LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor Reviews

Review score: 9.7/10 – Updated November, 2024

Latest Price: £24.99 (RRP: £24.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor worthy of a review score of 9.7 out of 10.

LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor Review


Skip to content:


View reviews at Chain Reaction Cycles


LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor features

LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor specs

LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor
Spec 1

Colour: Silver Grey – Black

Other Brake Spares found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Diameter: 160mm

Other Brake Spares found with this Spec: 9

Feature 1

Precision double milled braking surface machined from durable 410 high strength Stainless Steel

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Lightweight CNC machined 7075 Alloy spider

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

160mm – Suitable for XC and All-Mountain riding

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 4

Large machined vents for cooling airflow and accelerated heat dissipation

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 5

Floating design allows the breaking surface to expand under heavy breaking without buckling or cracking

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 1

Feature 6

Corrosion resistant

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 3

Feature 7

Resistant to warping and bending

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 8

Compatible with organic and sintered brake pad types

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 9

Standard 6 bolt ISO mounting

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 10

Mounting bolts included

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Feature 11

Laser Etched LifeLine Logo

Other Brake Spares found with this feature: 2

Price

£24.99

Number of Reviews

9

Review Score

3.7 / 5

Average score in category: 4.3/5

Buy

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Brake Spares. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor.

The first thing is material. Looking at what LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Brake Spares. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Brake Spares. Brands like LifeLine are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Brake Spares category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.


Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Brake Spares.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £24.99 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Brake Spares

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Brake Spares.

We found 242 in the Brake Spares category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £27.97, making it below average at £24.99.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Brake Spares. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £135.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £0.25.

With 242 products available we worked out that 99 cost more than LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor and 136 were cheaper.

Cost of LifeLine products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 311 products from LifeLine, of which 6 were in the Brake Spares category.

For now though we’re looking at LifeLine branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £21.32 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest LifeLine product we found was £1.25 and the highest price we could find from them was £559.99.

Of the 311 from LifeLine, 53 were more expensive than LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor and 246 were cheaper.

How much are LifeLine Brake Spares?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at LifeLine products that are listed in the Brake Spares category.

The average price of the 6 products that match this search was £11.66, with the cheapest coming in at £1.99 and highest price was £24.99. With the average being £11.66, LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor comes in above average.

0 products that meet this search were more expensive than LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor and 5 were cheaper.


LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.6 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Brake Spares category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.3 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor or another similar product, like LifeLine One Piece Stainless Disc Rotor reviews or Magura Storm HC Disc Brake Rotor reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Brake Spares.


Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Brake Spares. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with LifeLine, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.7/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010920323
  • Product ID 2: 568458UK
  • Brand: LifeLine
  • Model number: LL-DR08FA160
  • RRP: £24.99
  • EAN: 5055315155124
  • Description: LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor – 160mmLifeLine’s 160mm floating disc rotor provides reliable stopping power even under long periods of hard braking. This consistent performance is due to the central CNC machined spider that allows the outer section to expand independently, thus dispersing heat quicker. The design also prevents permanent warping, making them perfect for Cross-Country and All-mountain use.Features:¬† Precision double milled braking surface machined from durable 410 high strength Stainless Steel¬† Lightweight CNC machined 7075 Alloy spider¬† 160mm – Suitable for XC and All-Mountain riding¬† Large machined vents for cooling airflow and accelerated heat dissipation¬† Floating design allows the breaking surface to expand under heavy breaking without buckling or cracking¬† Corrosion resistant¬† Resistant to warping and bending¬† Compatible with organic and sintered brake pad types¬† Standard 6 bolt ISO mounting¬† Mounting bolts included¬† Laser Etched LifeLine LogoBuy¬†LifeLine Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Components > Brake Spares
  • Size: 160mm
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

Other options for Brake Spares

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Brake Spares. 242 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching LifeLine Floating Disc Rotor included,
SRAM Disc Brake Bleed Kit reviews, SRAM Pro Disc Brake Bleed Kit reviews, or we really liked the look of SRAM DOT 5.1 Hydraulic Brake Fluid reviews as another alternative.

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *