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[Closed] Swapping brakes hoses on bendy bar bike.

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Didn't think it would bother me too much, so I left the brake set up on my gravel bike Euro style.

It does bother me. Had a brain fart moment yesterday and nearly went over the bars.

I know I need to unwind the bar tape.

How easy is it to swap brake hoses on 105 brakes?
Guess I'll do the Tiagra on the GF's bike too whilst I'm at it.


 
Posted : 21/09/2020 11:15 am
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If it's external cables then not too bad, if it's internal bar routing then might be okay but might involve a lot of sweating and poking spokes into holes and wiggling them about.


 
Posted : 21/09/2020 1:06 pm
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You should be able to just unwrap the tape, undo the compression nuts at the lever and swap sides, provided that the hoses are long enough, may need a burp bleed depending on how much fluid is lost.


 
Posted : 21/09/2020 1:15 pm

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