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My 'new' Trek has brake hose routing under the downtube.

Anyone flicked up a rock and damaged a hose?


 
Posted : 04/05/2017 1:37 pm
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Nope. Never happened to me


 
Posted : 04/05/2017 1:39 pm
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Nope, had it on 2 bikes now (Enduro and Airdrop) both have been abused and taken dents to down tube but brakes remained fine.


 
Posted : 04/05/2017 1:52 pm
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Rather a damaged hose than a damaged down tube !


 
Posted : 04/05/2017 2:11 pm
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^ My thought exactly and hose is pretty tough


 
Posted : 04/05/2017 2:13 pm
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Had a rock flick up and take a hose out on my stumpy evo a few years back same happened to my mates enduro at the mega last year but it wasn't a regular thing and wouldn't put me off


 
Posted : 04/05/2017 2:17 pm
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Never had an issue. However, my Trek Crockett frame came designed for either a hydraulic hose underneath the downtube or a cable through the frame. I drilled the cable stops and ran a hydraulic hose through the frame as it looked nicer.


 
Posted : 04/05/2017 2:26 pm