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Tagged with brake-levers mountain-bike
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Buying brake levers, how do I find the correct ones for my bike?
I took a hard spill the other day on my mountain bike and snapped my left hand brake lever in to pieces.
The ones that snapped are stock alloy rubbish that came with a Specialized Hardrock 2010 Disc ...
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Interoperability of hydraulic disc brakes and levers between model lines/manufacturers
My bike came with Shimano Deore XT M765 hydraulic disc brakes and Shimano Deore XT M756 hydraulic levers Dual Control units.
I wonder whether the calipers from one manufacturer can be connected to ...
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Why is my brake lever loose on my hydraulic disc brake i took my wheel off and pressed the brake now the brake lever is loose and touches the grips
What i did in order :
cleaned the brake pads
-put them back in
pressed the brake lever
pushed the brake pads inwards
put the front wheel on
Now as a result of this the brake lever is loose
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What tool do I need to adjust the brake cable here?
I need to loosen very tight bicycle brakes(pads). This is the only thing running over the cable, have no idea what it is and don't have many tools to begin with so assuming I don't have what is needed ...
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Normal MTB trigger shifters and hydraulic brake levers on a bullhorn handlebar
Was wondering if mounting Altus shifters and hydraulic brake levers on the vertical sides of a bullhorn handlebar would work or would be possible? I tried holding one of my grips on my flat bar while ...
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The brake lever of Shimano's BL-MT200 is too long for me, can I modified it to a shorter one?
The brake lever of Shimano's BL-MT200 is too long for me, can I modify it to a shorter one?
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Shimano M355 brake handle parts
My son has a Diamondback Recoil Comp MB with Shimano M355 brakes. The rear brake lever got messed up somehow. The snapring that holds the plunger/piston into the master cylinder assembly got popped ...
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Hydraulic Disc Brake (how to choose correct model)
I recently broke off the lever of my front brake and am looking for a replacement lever or front brake. Need some input/suggestions from more experiences riders.
Some of my questions:
What are the (...
