Notification that parcel is on way.
🙂
Oh FFS - apparently 'Herpes' have delivered my parcel and it's been signed for - only it hasn't and the live chat is ****in' useless.....
Tried to deliver mine to work this morning, email says atempt was made, so will be delivering Monday as usual with them.
I ordered forks and Zee brakes. It was sent as 2 parcels. Yodel delivered one and my GF signed for it.
However the site shows it as all delivered, and webchat an phone is useless. So im about £110 down...ffs.
So im about £110 down…ffs.
credit/debit card dispute if you're stuck.
I've had CRC send out more than one package for an order at the same time and its been delivered on different days with no problems. Sometimes a few days apart.
I wouldn't panic just yet.
My brakes just arrived, nice to see the finned pads and choice of IS or post front adaptor.
Trying not to panic.. used paypal
Mine have just arrived with our trusty Hermes driver. As usual he was wearing shorts, in the middle of Wales, in the middle of winter. Weird 🙂
Mine arrived, with finned pads, and lots of mount adaptors for large discs. Great package.
Just picked mine up from the Collect Plus drop off point. It sees that getting things sent there means almost certain next day delivery!
The brakes look spot-on. Just waiting for the new frame to arrive to fit them to.
Wannabe postie
I hate being too late for a PSA like this on things I want!
I got:
One connected up and pre-bleed brake with metal finned pads
And
One unconnected with non finned resin pads
Both in retail boxes but no adaptors?
Not bothered. Still a good deal.
Mine arrived today as above use collect plus arrived next day
Both ends finned
Paid £86.19 using 2 old emails address to get a tenner off as anew customer on each end
Paid £6.99 for 10pcs of Shimano bh90 olives and insert from Amazon also arrived today
Bargain tactic
Yeay! I have brakes!
Mine have arrived (thanks op), feel lovely. Is there any difference in the zee levers of will my existing m8000 levers be the same?
Delivered this morning (Sunday!) and have come with fork and post/IS adapters, finned pads and a packet of u clips - presumably they were an OEM build kit.
Top PSA OP - many thanks.
Mine have arrived (thanks op), feel lovely. Is there any difference in the zee levers of will my existing m8000 levers be the same?
In my experience the older style lever on these Zees is better than the m8000 design as it doesn't suffer from the variable travel issue.
Running mine across two bikes, both Zee front, existing XT rear. One bike with XT levers, the other Zee. One setup and tested around Cwmcarn. All good - very pleased 😀
I have a f+r set of these with Hermes so assuming they reach me, what exactly should i be expecting?
I see mention of unconnected hoses and random pads/adapters, so what is fair to expect?
In my experience the older style lever on these Zees is better than the m8000 design as it doesn’t suffer from the variable travel issue.
Unfortunately my experience tells me the old levers were just as bad
Oh FFS – apparently ‘Herpes’ have delivered my parcel and it’s been signed for – only it hasn’t and the live chat is ****’ useless…..
Panic over!!!
They were delivered 4 streets over - nice to know there are still some honest people in the world.
so what is fair to expect?
Some zee brakes in various states of build.
I didn't get what others have but I got what I paid for.
Mine have arrived just as described. Levers will need swapping over.
Haribos were an added bonus
Result.
Finned pads in both, 4 x mounts, plenty of cable clips.
Hose shorten, swap to levers, bleed, then will be interesting to see how well they work when paired with 203mm rotors...
I wish I wasn’t so bloody slow with this PSA.
Gutted.......
No Haribo with mine ☹️
Was it Tangfastics or just the plain rubbery ones?
Just the plain rubbery ones. But they always taste nicer when you don't have to buy them.
Haha, true.
I usually give them to the kids, but would keep Tangfastics for myself.
Arrived here as well. Finned pads, both bled and ready to roll, although they'll obviously want swapping.
Anyone know the part numbers for the correct olive and barbs to shorten the hoses?
Shimano bh90
Second evening of;
We'll deliver your parcel:
Between 4pm and 6pm
Hopefully they'll arrive tomorrow..
Are the plastic retainer things for the mounting screws important? I'm missing one.
If you're Shimano then yes, they're critical.
I suspect everyone else bins them. 🙂 Do a M check occasionally to check your brakes are not falling off and you'll be fine!.
Mine are here, no haribo and 2x 203mm is to pm adaptors. Finned pads though 🙂
Can I just remove the banjo bolt on the M8000 caliper and use the one that came with the zee, then I'd be using use the existing hoses that came with the M8000? I know I could cut the zee hoses but I don't have any olives, barbs or yellow clamp.
thanks
@jsync you can get olives & bards from Amazon:
You don't need the yellow block - just make sure you don't crush the hose when you hold it with something.
Can I just remove the banjo bolt on the M8000 caliper and use the one that came with the zee,
I didn't - from the looks of them, the banjo is wider on the Zee's. I kept the Zee hoses on the Zee calipers and the XT hoses on the XT calipers - just swapped the levers around.
@tracey (as you seem proficient in these things) or anyone else who knows, in a L-R hose swap do i do it at the lever end and hold it up to avoid leakage? For my 2008 wolf ridge by the way, a bike you are partly responsible for!
dirkpitt74
@jsync you can get olives & bards from Amazon:
BH90 Olives & Barbs
You don’t need the yellow block – just make sure you don’t crush the hose when you hold it with something.
Thanks
guandax
Member
Can I just remove the banjo bolt on the M8000 caliper and use the one that came with the zee,I didn’t – from the looks of them, the banjo is wider on the Zee’s. I kept the Zee hoses on the Zee calipers and the XT hoses on the XT calipers – just swapped the levers around.
OK, I'll do this then. Cheers.
What we do, others may do different, is fit the levers where they should be for a UK bike, still with the hoses and calipers attached. That way they are steady and not flopping all over. Then swap the hoses across for the front brake and then the rear, if you are careful you wont need to bleed them yet. Route the hoses and fit the calipers so that everything is working and the calipers are set up correct. If the hoses need shortening then that's what I would then do as I know what to cut off.
If the rear is internal routed then a bleed is going to be needed. I find it easier to shorten hoses once the levers and calipers are in place.
Hope it makes sense
You can run XT and XTR levers and hoses with the Zee or Saint calipers by swapping the banjo bolts over, we have on two of the bikes to save rerouting the internal rear, the XT ones are different in length to the Zees as they come out of a different part of the caliper. Not noticed any difference in performance and the XT levers have the reach adjust that the Zees don't
Makes sense, thanks.