Avid Elixir R Brakes
a2hgo
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I bought these brakes second hand, they both came with 160mm rotors however I have a couple of problems.
1. My front fork is IS mount and the caliper is Post, is this the right adapter I need (when it says post to IS does that mean fork to caliper or caliper to fork?) :
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=20304
2. The rear hose is about 8 inches too long. Both need bleeding anyway so I might aswel shorten the hose whilst I'm at it. I bought an Avid Bleed kit but presumably I'll need the connections for the end of the hose once I've cut it?
This is how it looks now but I can't really tell what I need, the vids on youtube show a threaded barb that can be wound in with a torques bit but this doesn't seem to have a star shape inside it to wind it out?
3. Both levers were scratched on top but being reversible I swapped them, disconnecting both hoses at the levers, will I need to replace the olive on the front brake now too?
1. My front fork is IS mount and the caliper is Post, is this the right adapter I need (when it says post to IS does that mean fork to caliper or caliper to fork?) :
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=20304
2. The rear hose is about 8 inches too long. Both need bleeding anyway so I might aswel shorten the hose whilst I'm at it. I bought an Avid Bleed kit but presumably I'll need the connections for the end of the hose once I've cut it?
This is how it looks now but I can't really tell what I need, the vids on youtube show a threaded barb that can be wound in with a torques bit but this doesn't seem to have a star shape inside it to wind it out?
3. Both levers were scratched on top but being reversible I swapped them, disconnecting both hoses at the levers, will I need to replace the olive on the front brake now too?
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I can only really answer the first question, but yes, that is the correct adaptor. I assume you still have all the little washers as well? They're important for spacing out and aligning the caliper.0
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Yeah I've got loads of the little washers. Cool I'll get the adapter.
I've taken the plunge and cut the hose and disassembled the barb/olive to reveal this:
Do you think a threaded barb will do in its place:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=14492
And for the olive CRC only do the Juicy one, will it be the same, it looks the same:
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=144900 -
Yes its the same compression nut0
