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Can anyone confirm if the Deore front and rear calipers are the same, i.e. will the rear fit on the front?
I need a front brake but thought I'd buy a rear from rose (right hand) and cut it down.
Ta
Many years ago the is mount ones weren't, but the post mount ones are all the same front and back. So yes getting a rear right hand one and trimming 80-90cm off the hose will be reet. Be aware that you also need a new barb and olive (listing on rose bikes is not clear if these are supplied) and the newer shimano brakes are a bit more of a faff to bleed if you do manage to introduce air into the system when you shorten the hose ( I have swapped hoses over without needing to, but here you are talkking about tapping a new barb into the cut-down hose too).