Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km

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Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km

ichitan Senior Member

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09-09-2023, 08:44 AM

(09-09-2023, 04:09 AM)meamoantonio Wrote: Regular maintenance should be a brake bleed every year

Why?

I have had some experience with car and truck brakes. The only time you bleed them is when they get air in the lines. If they don't get air in the lines, you never bleed them. Why should you bleed bicycle brakes, other than when they have air in the lines?

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Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - ichitan - 09-07-2023, 07:52 AM

RE: Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - Sybian - 09-07-2023, 07:57 PM

RE: Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - meamoantonio - 09-09-2023, 04:09 AM

RE: Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - ichitan - 09-09-2023, 08:44 AM

RE: Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - enkei - 09-09-2023, 12:45 PM

RE: Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - Sybian - 09-09-2023, 07:20 PM

RE: Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - enkei - 09-10-2023, 04:41 AM

RE: Hydraulic brake caliper fails after 3000 km - ReapThaWhirlwind - 09-09-2023, 07:35 PM

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