Originally Posted by
Canker
Even the old shimano brakes are easy as cake to bleed. I ran a set of Avid Juicy 5s for years and they work great untill they need bleed again which is all the damn time lol. Those things are a massive PITA to bleed too. I'm so glad I replaced them with a set of shimano SLXs.
Agree. I've used Deore and Deore xt hydros. Both are super easy to bleed. Just open the upper reservour and use a syringe on the lower bleed nozzle. Fill from the bottom till air is purged. Job done. Can also be purged on the road with a bottle of oil and some pumping of the brake lever. I don't understand when people say they need a lot of complex maintenance. They work much nicer than any cable discs I've tried.