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[Closed] Problems fitting XTR disk brake to Specialized with Brain

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I've got a specialized stumpy fsr 2007. When trying to fit the rear calliper the hose is in direct line with the Brain, I can't therefore route the hose. Has anyone got any solutions for this.


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 2:06 pm
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It works fine on my Epic (basically identical set-up), the hose went round the outside of the Brain and into the caliper - you can bend it by a surprising amount and it'll still work.


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 2:12 pm
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Use a banjo.


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 2:12 pm
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I tried to set it up last night and the Brain looked too close to bend it around, I'll have another look tonight.

I like the idea of the Banjo, can someone point me towards the correct banjo to use for the XTR


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 2:17 pm
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I like the idea of the Banjo, can someone point me towards the correct banjo to use for the XTR

try this one:
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Posted : 03/03/2009 2:18 pm
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๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 2:19 pm
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[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=20424 ]This[/url] or [url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=4425 ]this[/url] should do it I would have thought. Although never having even used Shimano discs I cant say for definite.


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 2:33 pm
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Thanks ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 2:40 pm
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Be careful as calipers desgined for straight in fittings are a different thread size to those designed for a banjo. So it is not quite as simple as it might first appear.


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 3:43 pm
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Thanks for the warning. Now I'll have to see if I can force the cable around the Brain somehow, I'm not sure it's going to work though.


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 3:47 pm
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If they're M970s they are straight hoses, if M965s they're banjos.


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 6:11 pm
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they're the M975's with straight hoses


 
Posted : 03/03/2009 8:51 pm
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Surely they will work with both id you use a banjo with the correct size thread?


 
Posted : 04/03/2009 8:47 am