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Old 06-08-15, 09:54 AM
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Hayes to TRP compatibility

I'm still considering a drop bar conversion to my Trek DS. I love my hayes hydros, but can I turn the levers vertical? I'm betting not.

So. Do I need to go to an entirely new system with road levers where I assume the reservoir is upright, or can I just go with the levers and maybe slightly longer hoses?

I say TRP because they seem to be the only mfg of road hydro levers.
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There are still some Cable to Hydro-disc converters .. the 2 master cylinders are fitted with a spacer tab
in the threadless steer tube stack .. and they lie directly below the stem ..

so those with Combination Shift Brake levers dont have to give up the Shifters
to make room for the Hydro master cylinder within the lever body.

TRP's Hy Rd puts the whole Hydro set up right in the Caliper.. at the wheel , cable all the way back to the caliper..

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Vertical levers isn't bike terminology, so is going to confuse people, the general term shifters is less confusing.

For using MTB shifters on a road/drop bar bike, this worn't work, as the handlebar diameter is different, 22.2mm for MTB vs 23.8mm for road bars, then there is the issue of where the reservoir is located, as you have noted.

For road disc levers, there are more options now, the TRP Hylex are singlespeed only, Shimano offer R685 (Mechanical shifter Hydraulic disc) and R785 (DI2/Hydraulic) SRAM offer various Force & RED versions (Mechanical/Hydraulic)
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