Frankenbrakes and brake improvement discussion
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You have maguras on the kenevo?
I highly recommend trying some shimano bl-m8100 levers on there. Use shimano olive with magura pin on the original magura hoses. It's pretty cheap to try
Haven't tried it, but what about using Maven levers? They have mineral oil seals to go with the MT7 calipers. Or just get rid of the stupid always-rubbing, non-serviceable Magura calipers and run a full set of Mavens if you're liking more power.
anyone aware of a bleed cup with a long enough stem to reach the recessed bleed ports on these forumula brakes?
it probably would need a 15mm stem to clear everything
it probably would need a 15mm stem to clear everything
Not sure what brakes you're talking about but if you look for universal bleed kits on amazon you'll see a bunch of Chinesium bleed kits with all sorts of fittings. There's one from EZmtb that looks like it might have what you need. (Obvious disclaimer - can't speak for the quality of that shit.)
ty for the idea,
it looks like the long post one is designed to hook on to the plastic hoses.
I ordered one of the cheaper kits, and if the plastic is ABS, I am going to try gluing together some creation using acetone.
Ahh yeah, you're right. A short piece of tube might make the junction and still stay upright, but anyhoo, good luck!
I've used several of these kits and they are fine. I even bled a shock with one. They are not the greatest but work fine. It is now in my travel tote that goes on big bike trips.
you were more righter, the super stiff cheap tubing was enough for the threads to bite into, so now I have been able to bleed my brakes from bad to mediocre
which is about how all of my other brake bleeds go, so no deviation from the norm
Am I missing something here (red circle)? I'm not sure anymore if there was or was not a bolt.
Bolt would kind of make pressure relieving(?) not work if you put it there
Bolt would kind of make pressure relieving(?) not work if you put it there
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That hole is for when you burst the lever and let the goo out, you know it's bad
Anybody else tried this?
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Just because you can doesn't mean you should!
Anybody else tried this?
On the tools on Instagram: "Shimavens brakes? When brands are friendly compatible. I was one of the people complaining about sram maven levers. No anymore. #mtbbrakes #bikemechanic #mecanicodebicicletas #shimano #sram #bikehacks #korn #mtbbrakes #shimanoxtr #srammaven #dejavu #bikerepairauckland #bikelife #bikerepair #bikemechaniclife #bicycle #mtb"
993 likes, 118 comments - onthetools.nz on February 19, 2025: "Shimavens brakes? When brands are friendly compatible. I was one of the people complaining about sram maven levers. No anymore. #mtbbrakes #bikemechanic #mecanicodebicicletas #shimano #sram #bikehacks #korn #mtbbrakes #shimanoxtr...