Where can I get my brakes done?

holman210

Hi

I need my new brake hoses fitted and bled. Can anyone reccomend a good place to go and get them done? I live in Sittingbourne, Kent. I called Larkfield Cycles and they wanted the bike for 2 hours at a cost of £42.50 an hour labour charge and I have used Victory cycles in rainham before and they broke a pair of exspensive forks I took down, so dont really want to go back there. Dont mind traveling a bit.

Cheers

davehm

Do it your self

You need:
Good cutters
Tube to fit bleed nipple
Appropriate size spanner
Pot to collect fluid in
Replacement fluid

All of which should cost significantly less than £42.50 and take less than 2 hours

ride_whenever

i would suggest the kitchen with plenty of newspaper down.

or find a better lbs, ?downlands? in canterbury is pretty good, and they run mechanics courses if you're interested.

holman210

MatelotFreddy wrote:

holman210 wrote:

I have used Victory cycles in rainham before and they broke a pair of exspensive forks I took down, so dont really want to go back theret.

:? How did they manage that?

I bought a set of DT Swiss XMC forks and the drop outs where the calliper mount screwed on were slightly recessed. 2 screws specifically for these forks came with them but they lost them and tried putting on the old screws that were on there before but they had washers on them. Instead of stopping he forced them into the holes and shredded/crushed the fork moulding causing the moulded design around the screw hole to crumble away. Looked totally ruined! He then said it was normal and happens sometimes lol the mount wasn’t even seated flush with the fork! They also fitting a external BB and cranks and the non drive side crank arm fell off, wasn’t even screwed on.



As for my brake hoses, there Shimano SLX. I have thought about doing it myself but the thought of doing it wrong and having to buy more bits is a scary thought lol How hard are the Shimano brakes to do? I have heard that it’s quite a messy job!

Thanks for your help!

holman210

lol I had to think quite hard after that. The owner is quite well known in the road bike world and I had heard a lot of good things about them. Although it was a great inconvenience to me he replaced the forks but couldn’t get the 08 ones as they discontinued so I got a £700 09 pair lol Good times

davehm

I don't know about SLX specifically but most shimano's brakes are a doddle to bleed.

Fill reservoir -> pull leaver -> open nipple -> close nipple when leaver is at bars -> release leaver

Repeat

There will be more detailed and illustrated instructions around the internet.

jairaj

shimano technical documents are available online from their website. They show how to fit the cables and how to bleed.

Check them to see if you think you can do it. IMO its all relatively simple steps just need to take care not to put air back into the system.

holman210

Thanks guys I suppose long as I get all the fittings correct and the hose lenght then it wont be the end of the world if I cant bleed them.

It was this that put me off abit, in the Jagwire box:

"The compression bushings provided with the Shimano compatible version of Jagwire Hyflow kits may damage the hose causing it to leak fluid. If not installed precisely, the bushing could seat at an angle, potentially damaging the hose. Jagwire has now re-designed the bushing to ensure a true fit. If you experience leaking contact Jagwre and we will provide you with a new set of bushings free of charge"

nwmlarge

i managed to bleed hayes 9's myself and they are regarded as a proper pain in the arse so shimano's should be easy enough.