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Old 09-09-11, 10:12 PM
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Most bike hydraulic brakes don't require any more routine maintenance than automotive brakes which is close to zero. If a fitting gets loose, or something happens to let fluid leak or air to entire the lines, then they'll need service, but otherwise there's nothing special to manage.

As for shoe wear, that probably depends on whether you live in Kansas or Colorado. Since you're not going to have the stop and go of city riding, the biggest variable is how you manage descents. Rather that try to guess you should simply monitor shoe wear the same as you would with caliper brakes.
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