Hi All,
Just got back in from a ride there where I bent the lever blade on my old style Saint brakes downwards by about 90 degrees. I managed to get it back and straight-ish enough to use, but I can already see the stress marks on the underside of it and I think the next time it gets hit its toast.
I was wondering then if you can replace just the lever blades on these lever units? I can't see replacement blades on chainreactioncycles.com, the Shimano site doesn't have any replacement instructions, and the lever pivot seems to be riveted in place rather than bolted. This all leads me to believe that once you snap the blade off you have to ditch the whole unit, which just isn't cricket. Is this the case, or can you prise the rivet out and order another blade from Shimano?
If you have to ditch the whole unit, can you run Deore or LX levers with Saint calipers? I seem to remember a few people doing this, plus they are much cheaper and can be bought separately rather than in pairs like the Saints.
Cheers for any help,
Mark
Just got back in from a ride there where I bent the lever blade on my old style Saint brakes downwards by about 90 degrees. I managed to get it back and straight-ish enough to use, but I can already see the stress marks on the underside of it and I think the next time it gets hit its toast.
I was wondering then if you can replace just the lever blades on these lever units? I can't see replacement blades on chainreactioncycles.com, the Shimano site doesn't have any replacement instructions, and the lever pivot seems to be riveted in place rather than bolted. This all leads me to believe that once you snap the blade off you have to ditch the whole unit, which just isn't cricket. Is this the case, or can you prise the rivet out and order another blade from Shimano?
If you have to ditch the whole unit, can you run Deore or LX levers with Saint calipers? I seem to remember a few people doing this, plus they are much cheaper and can be bought separately rather than in pairs like the Saints.
Cheers for any help,
Mark