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11-21-25 | 08:43 PM

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spclark

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Originally Posted by Johnny_extreme

My Trek Marlin 5 front brake line broke after a simple lay-down crash. I really don't like how fragile the disk brake components are....

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Originally Posted by maddog34

that hole you see is for mounting a fender... not sure if i'd trust that for a brake...

and frankly, hyd. hose fails are really rare. was it routed inside of the fork leg, as it should have been?
if the failure was higher in the run, then ANY hose or cable would have gotten messed up.

Not all hydraulic brake installs are created equal.

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