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Just arrived, bargain of the year.
All hose's and fitting's in the bags.
Euro handing works well, as the wife ride's cack handed anyway.
Might buy another set for that price.
Swopping the levers is no problem, they don't need a bleed kit, five minute job tops.
Woody top PSA matey
My mate bought some and the hoses weren't long enough for his medium on-one 456, not even the front one, so I presume they are sending out different length hoses after reading how long some of the above hoses were.
Mine are in.
Thatnks OP. Not really needed but an excuse to build up another bike I guess :O)
Mine arrived this morning. Rear includes an IS adaptor. Hoses look shortish but will fit my daughter's bike fine- can see how long travel forks, 29ers etc might struggle.
Can't see the issue with the reservoir - similar design to any other Shimano.
Bargintastic.
Mine arrived on sat bargain cheers
Thanks OP, nice one.
Perfect for the somewhat odd looking 12" framed / 26" wheel Spesh Hotrock I'm getting ready for my 7yr old. Shorter hoses shouldnt be a problem, front will run 440mm rigids anyway. Already have a few spare rotors. Just need some cheap disc hubs to rebuild the wheels on to... (sneaks back to CRC) 🙂
Mine arrived today looks big enough for the shred.
anyone know if Hope standard hoses and Superstar olives would work on these. Front hose is too short on mine. BTW you can easily swap the hoses over by just undoing the fittings at the brake lever end.
Shimano hose measures as 5.2mm external diameter. Hope is stated as 5mm.
Not sure of the internal diameters.
Thank you CRC.
Yep mine arrived today as well .... excellent for the money , just need to swap the hoses over so they are the right way round !!
and rear came with IS adapter as well
Thank you CRC 🙂
Brill, I didn't need them, but I'll be fitting them to either mine or my lads bike sooner or later! 😀
To those that have fitted these,how do they perform?
I ordered a set too but they have gone to work and I'm on holiday this week so I won't get them till next Monday.
Too good a bargain to pass up. They will go on my lad's 24" bike then his sister can have the juicy 3s off that to replace the cable discs on hers.
I'm hoping to swap the hoses over without a bleed but having bled the SLXs on my bike it's no big deal if it does need doing.
I don't suppose there is any spare mounting hardware in the packaging is there?
Might need a new olive when swapping the hoses? Or is it possible to re-use?
hoses can be swapped easily without a bleeding. Just undo the fixing at the lever end and pull the hose whilst keeping the levers vertical to prevent spilling the fluid. Then just push the hoses back in and re-tighten. No need for olives unless you are adding new hoses. Same probably at the caliper end although one of mine wouldn't pull out.
Thanks OP ordered some for the commuter bike.
Any cheap suitable 180&160mm 6 bolts rotors out there?
I ordered the Avid BB7 with 180mm rotor, adapter plate and Mavic Crossride wheel for £88!
Bargain (I hope, not here yet).
The old gal is gonna be getting a disc up front after all of these years!
Hello all
Was this guy unlucky or was this a bit of a problem with these brakes?
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Thought I'd check before I make an unnecessary purchase 😯
Got these brakes for my Cannondale 29er singlespeed small frame to replace the cable brakes that came with the bike, well a £30 it had go be done..
It was one of the easiest jobs to change the levers around with no bleeding need as said above. The rear hose is a bit long and the front just about spot on for my bike.. Only used them once on a night ride so far and we'll they work as they should am very happy with them..
Yeah I'm toying with replacing my 10 year old deore (m525 or similar) pair with these, at £30 you've basically bought two sets of brake pads and some shimano mineral oil, then got the calipers, levers & hoses free. Freaking ace.
Mine arrived today, 1500mm rear hose and need swapping over as EU set up.
Thanks again OP
at £30 you've basically bought two sets of brake pads and some shimano mineral oil, then got the calipers, levers & hoses free. Freaking ace.
hmm i'd think of it more as getting the pads and oil free but whatever. Superstar S2 for these btw. yeah rear comes with adapter not sure what for though.
anyone who's ridden good brakes (Elixir, Formula, SLX/XT) report on these? are they wooden, do they fade, do they stop?
Can anyone point me in the direction of the adapter I would need to fit the calliper to a fox fork? also where's the cheapest place to get hoses from. My front one is pretty short and rear is only 1200mm
Been after a set of budget Shimanos for a while and got a pair thanks to this PSA.Certainly don't look or feel cheap.Feel better than the Avid 3.5 s they replaced on my road/commuter/hill climbing converted MTB franken bike.Really easy to swap over levers and no bleed required.Hoses just the right length too.
Cheers
Got myself a set of black Elixir 3s for £75 or so (with rotors) thanks to the sale + a free CRC money voucher 🙂
I've got these shimano brakes for sale, brand new if anyone fancies them.
Front hose is 74cm and rear is 120cm and come with adapters. UK set up too. £5 5posted
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Bizzare. Trying to advertise something
1. In the wrong forum
2. On a thread linking to a better, cheaper and brand new version of the same item.
I'll hazard a guess you won't sell them here, matey! 🙂
Was just an offer as a lot of the time these PSA are limited stock.
I'm happy for it to be taken off 🙂
Didn't really think it through as they are just sitting here.
Mods remove my last post please 🙂 (I can't delete the post).
Moseymtb - I'll stretch to £35 for them?
I was thinking of replacing the Elixir 5s on my HT, are these shimano ones a better bet?
We have a rule about posting in classifieds threads when things are cheaper if bought new, but do we have a rule about posting in PSA threads when things are more expensive 2nd hand? Crazy.
I just apologised and asked for it removing.
Everyday someone posts a sale item on a info post.
Every time someone asks about a frame someone pops up saying they have one for sale.
I didn't think and I asked the offending post to be removed.
Mosey, don't worry about it mate, nobody is actually upset, its just a bit funny. Feels like a Monty Python sketch in response to the rules about the classifieds.
I was looking at these as a spare brake set but read REALLY bad reviews about them, previously baught similar shimano brakes for my hardtail at £25 a side which seem fine to me.
So basically, whats people feedback on these brakes please??
They went on m missus HT fine the 1200mm hose was OK on a 15" frame.
The front hose @700mm though was slightly too short, so I,m swapping it for the old but very similar M525 off of my SS as the hose on that is a bit longer and she'll not actually notice the difference. With the shorter A-C rigid fork on the SS I won't have any issues.
Swapping the hoses takes minutes, I've not bothered to re-bleed them, doubt I will for a while TBH, and the rear came with an ISO adapter which was not needed, but nice to have.
Basically they're about the same as the old M525 (same pads too I think) which was a pretty reliable simple brake.
So basically, whats people feedback on these brakes please??
I'm running them on a 29er with 160mm rotors. They aren't super strong which may be down to the rotor size, got back on my other bike with elixir x9's and 203/185 rotors and nearly went over the bars but they're strong enough, feel nice to use and have decent modulation. Cant fault em for £30.
What position does one put the lever and hose at in order to swap the hoses without requiring bleeding? I'm assuming that one holds the lever with the hole for the hose pointing upwards and quickly pull out the hose and then flip the hose end before the oil leaks (?) Ta
It's a bit fiddly in theory as you need to keep the hose end upright with caliper at bottom and lever upright too while you undo the other one and reconnect.I just leant the levers between some tools, a rag and a cardboard box and left the calipers on the floor and propped the hoses between my bike stand clamps as they are pretty stiff. In other words any bodge will do 😉
Mine came with a 1500mm rear which was actually way to long.
They are fairly easy to switch the leavers over, for the performance, they are not as good as the current deore brakes by some distance, but they stop you and have good modulation, they seem to rub a bit but that might just be my discs aren't straight. Much better than the Hayes strokers they replaced .
Great PSA Thanks 😀
Anyone who got 1500mm that is too long want to swap for the 1200mm I got? And what adapter woukd I need for the front caliper?
How do these compare with Juicy 3's as Im at the end of my tether with them on my Canyon. ? Thinking of a cheap pair for my Hardtail but If they are any good I would stick them on both bikes as a cheap temporary solutions to my Juicy hell.
I ordered some can not go wrong for 30 pounds, I spent that on line set of pas in morzine!!!
I hope I get long cables!
Best PSA I have seen good work
Me and a mate fitted some to his bike yesterday, came with a rear 160 mount, no front mount and no spare olives or inserts, rear hose was 1500mm and front was 700, we swapped the lever on the rear which didn't need bleeding after, came off with a bit of a tug and just a straight swap, fitted a longer front hose and bled it up no bother using the top down on/off method which was dead easy, and went to the top of a big hill and bedded em in,
they work really well, power feels pretty much the same as hope minis, well worth £30 IMO..
^^ said mate is dead chuffed, best £30 I've spent in ages. Got them on the SS but would hapilly run them on my 'main bike' too 😀 Bags of modulation and plenty of power when they're asked for it. Organic pads feel great, lets see how long they last.
@ stanfree, night and day compared to juicy 3's... different league fella.
Anyone know if the piston seals in these would fit M775 calipers?
Anyone know where I can get hose and olives to put a full length on the brakes?
Do you need anything to bleed them