Rotor hydraulic groupset
08-20-15, 08:05 AM
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Bleeding hydraulics really is very easy, you shouldn't be scared of it. But your comparison isn't really accurate. Maintenance on cables involves replacing the cable. You can be cheap and just replace the cable itself and that goes pretty quick, but the right way is to replace the worn/dirty housings too. This involves un-taping/taping the bars and dealing with internal cable routing. That isn't difficult either, but it's time consuming. I've never bled brakes/shifters on a bicycle, but I have on cars and motorcycles and I can do either quicker than I can replace 2 brake cables and two shifter cables on a bicycle.
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No cable stretching, friction, wear, contamination...Near instantaneous response, true mechanical feedback at the lever, cable routing and bends don't matter...Sounds good. Cables suck.
Bleeding hydraulics is as simple as spit. Queue luddites.
Bleeding hydraulics is as simple as spit. Queue luddites.
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You don't bleed hydraulics to adjust them, bleeding is for service. But hey, if comparing apples with oranges makes you feel better, enjoy your day.
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It's not a comparison of two alternatives for the same result. It is just two tasks that might have to be performed with the two different systems, like in one case you might have to this, in the other case you might have to do that.
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