Following on from a previous thread, I've contacted Rosebikes about returning my front 2012 XT caliper as it leaks at the hose insertion.
They've authorised a return, but it just dawned on me that I swapped the levers over (EU->UK riding style).
I've asked them, but it took a while to get a reply when initially asking to return them, so thought I'd ask here what anyone did....
Should I swap the levers over again? It'd be a faff, and leave me without a full set rather than a front brake...
I don't want them to return the brake and end up with 2 left hand levers!!
DrP
Thats a very good point.
Just the sort of thing I dont think of and then think the whole worlds against me when I end-up with two levers the same.!
I salute you.
Sorry, yes better change. Just in case.
Could you just return the calliper and hose (or even just the calliper)? Saves having to bleed both brakes possibly.
Talk to Finlay at fin@rosebikes.co.uk
He's their UK rep, and will help you out, most likely he'll tell you to return the caliper only.
DHL will collect it for free too, check out http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/content/help/terms-and-conditions
Cheers for the replies - still not heard back, so forwarded my question on to Finlay...
Hopefully I can just return the set as it is, or just the hose and calliper (although, the issue is with the hose only, so should really just have to send that back.....)
Got the DHL printout in the first email i was sent!
DrP
My wifes left hand xt lever was leaking so i contacted rose about returning.I asked if i could just return the lever but they wanted the complete lever and caliper swapped back to EU spec.
When they then told me that it would take approx 4 weeks to sort i bit the bullet and bought another lever from CRC.
Has anyone just actually swithched to Euro style set up levers rather than faff about?
Following on from a previous thread, I've contacted Rosebikes about returning my front 2012 XT caliper as it leaks at the hose insertion.
Mine do this a bit, can you link to the other thread? I sort of thought it might be normal (my frst Shimano brakes for years..)
Just thinking about this, and whilst I'm sure the advice to swap is probably best, not sure what the point is (from shimano/rosebikes point of view) as you'll have trimmed the hose down?
bigbloke - MemberHas anyone just actually swithched to Euro style set up levers rather than faff about?
I tried this for a couple of rides because I was desperate to try them out and avoid the faff of switching them around. It's all right when you're just riding along, but when you get to any sketchy bits of trail, your instincts kick in, you forget and grab the wrong brake and end up over the bars.
Takes a wee bit of unlearning, all those years of having them set up the "right" way.
Rose are happy with them just the way they are - state 1-2 weeks turn around...
In reality - the calliper is the same, so they may just send me a 'front' brake with a really long hose (i.e a rear brake'?) or swap the hose themselves?
DrP
EDIT - I tried riding one of the trials bikes in Morzine at the PPdS show a few years back - I'm pretty nifty on a trials bike, but with the Euro set up I looked like it was the first time I'd ridden ANY bike, let alone trials!!!