Just bought a set of these from Rose and I know that I have to change over the cables as they will be set up the opposite way round to UK bikes
What I wondered was, do they come with a bleed kit? looking at the instructions there seems to be a funnel that screws into the lever and you need a syringe
Anyone else bought from Rose?
I have. No bleed kit - but you don't need to bleed them if you are careful with swapping the hoses round - see:
No, I bought the funnel from CRC and used a baby syringe and bit of plastic tubing someone gave me.
EDIT: infidel is right, bleeding was not required when swapping hoses round.
I received some deores the other day, this was my first experience with shimano brakes. I shortened the hose and swapped the leavers without the need for a bleed kit and even tho I lost some fluid in the left hand leaver they are working fine.
They came with new olives and the little pin things for this purpose.
I might get a bleed kit in a few weeks or so and just bleed them and see if they feel any different.
Pump out the pistons prior to swopping the hoses, then after swopping them over, & cutting if needed, push the pistons back in thus pushing any air in the hose end into the reservoir.
I seem to remember another thread about this...
My XTs went on Wednesday, hoses swapped and cut, no bleeding. Went out on an 18 miler today, what fantastic brakes. I thought my Oros were good but the XTs are far superior.
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