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  • RE: Brakes from .DE sites
  • variflex
    Free Member

    If we order brakes (XT or SLX) from .DE sites like actionsports or bike-discount are the brake levers round the wrong way so to speak compared with UK supplied parts?

    I heard a rumour they were?

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    fathomer
    Full Member

    Mine where from Rose. Shimano XT

    thisisnotaspoon
    Free Member

    Yep they’re ‘wrong’, having them the right way arround is a very brittish thing, although some DH riders adopt it as it matches the front brake on a motorcross bike.

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    njee20
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    I heard a rumour they were?

    Well they would be wouldn’t they? If you buy a car in Germany the steering wheel will usually be on the left as well…

    dirtydog
    Free Member

    Yes they’re supplied the ‘wrong’ way round, just need to swap levers and bleed.

    variflex
    Free Member

    Thanks, I assume its not a big deal to swap them. Do you need new Olives?

    twohats
    Free Member

    You’ll need to cut the hoses down anyway so it doesn’t really matter which side the lever is on!

    cp
    Full Member

    my XT’s from Rose came with all the bits needed to change/shorten hoses – olives, hose clamp, pad blocks etc… just need a sharp knife to cut the hose.

    No need to bleed if done carefully.

    Lots of info in here:-

    http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/psa-xt-m785-brakes

    perthmtb
    Free Member

    As he ^^ says, you need to cut the hoses anyway. My SLX from BikeComponents.DE came with two spare olives and inserts plus the clamp to hold the hose while you put the inserts in.

    Coyote
    Free Member

    Is there a wrong way? I ride L/H front, R/H rear. Is that wrong?

    variflex
    Free Member

    Thanks Everyone 🙂

    danielgroves
    Free Member

    Coyote –

    Is there a wrong way? I ride L/H front, R/H rear. Is that wrong?

    I believe that is the european way of doing things. They tend to be run the opposite way around, unless i’ve forgotten since I got off my bike last 😯

    Back to the original question
    Rose bikes do ship brakes the wrong way round for the UK. My XTs took no more than five minuted to swap the hoses round though, and no bleed was required.

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