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Anyone running different model or brand of brakes on your front and rear? The brakes i fancy buying on crc which is on their "price drop" doesnt have partner 🙁
Cant imagine why there would be problem. I'm sure it's partner will turn up somewhere, some place. Also, it may be possible for you to just buy 2 of the brakes, flip the lever and stick in a longer hose for the back. (depends on brake obviously)
only issue is carrying extra pads... apart from that, i've done it before.
I've done it before, but only for a ride because I've naffed up one of the others.
I simplified that by having 4 pairs of Elixirs now so all bike have the same rotors and same pads..easy!
Also what Mackem said...most manufacturers are going with the 'flip flop' design I guess it saves massively on their tooling if they only have one lever to produce?
Just buy two fronts/Rear and an either cut it or buy an extra bit of hose 🙂
I wanted to get this one
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=16944
I dont think i can flip the lever on this one.
ooh bargain, I believe Shimano are flippable. Start a thread asking the question, someone will know.
I run an old 4 pot XT and an old Hope M4. Luckily they both use the same pads. But they need different oil which is slightly annoying.
Wolfenstein, as far as I remember, that model of brake is not flipable. But it probably still work upside down. It would make it a farse to bleed.
my hardtail runs a hayes 9 on the front and a formula extreme fr on the rear and my dh bike runs a hope mono 6ti on the front and a hope mini8 on the rear. never had any issues with running them like this.
Yep...hope on the front, hayes on the back.