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[Closed] Help me straighten these hoses please!

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Just shortened my hoses and unable to straighten the cables after I have tightened them up Hope website is very unclear!
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Ta Rich


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 9:53 pm
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Loosen the nut off at the lever end, twist the hoses until they are straight, keeping them in that position tighten the nut up
Hey presto all will be fine


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 9:57 pm
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Or remove levers from bars, twirl levers til straight then reinstall.

Wont work if they're only half a turn twisted etc.


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 10:03 pm
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Just shortened my hoses
Really?
Are you planning on barspinning or tailwhipping it?


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 10:12 pm
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If you have bleed them then remove the calliper or lever & untwist as said, but I just removed the banjo bolt & twisted it back before bleeding as it was the quickest way.

PS I did my rear today & although I thought i was keeping an eye on the level whilst bleeding it I gave it one to many pumps & went below the required fluid level & I had to start all over again, silly me! 😉


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 10:13 pm
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PS, are your handlebars carbon fibre or pig iron, it's not really clear?

😉


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 10:42 pm
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I did my rear today & although I thought i was keeping an eye on the level whilst bleeding it I gave it one to many pumps & went below the required fluid level & I had to start all over again

😯 ouch..!

fnarr fnarr


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 10:48 pm
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carbon fibre or pig iron, in my haste to put the bike together I have just noticed that they are not as they should be, they should say Ritchey superlogic on one side I think I have been done!!!!
Dodgy ebay buy that will teach me.


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 11:15 pm
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Watch from 1.30


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 11:24 pm
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Postman in mechanical numpty shocker. 😀


 
Posted : 17/08/2012 11:36 pm

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