Broken Brake advice
LostHorizon
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I have a set of Formula RX brakes on my Rocky Mountain Element. Last week when descnding a tricky bit i slipped, went down hard and basically snapped the end off one of my brake levers. The rest of the brake is okay, its just half of the lever thats off. The pivoting part and the rest seems okay. Is it possible to buy and replace the lever itself or will the whole brake need to be replaced. And also, is it a big job?
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yes levers are replacable. it will have broken at the point it is designed to break to save the rest of the brake."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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cheers Nick, it never occurred to me that they had an engineered weak point designed to protect the rest of the brakes, that makes me feel a lot better, i thought when it happened that they were just a lot more sh*t than i thought they were. Turns out they are pretty smart.
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have a look at the other lever and you should see the "break" pointLostHorizon wrote:cheers Nick, it never occurred to me that they had an engineered weak point designed to protect the rest of the brakes, that makes me feel a lot better, i thought when it happened that they were just a lot more sh*t than i thought they were. Turns out they are pretty smart.
Pastey, thanks for the link, will def be following up on that when i get home!
you can see the dimple on The One lever here
I am guessing that the newer one are similar."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Kind of wish My Juicy's had had similar, may have snapped off before the tip disapeared 1/2" into my bicep (yes I did say ouch!)Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Nope they would have snapped off inside your bicep and you would have had to dig the bit out with yourSwiss Army knife.I don't do smileys.
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CD's natural optimism to the fore!Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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As long as it's not my bicep, it's funny.
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cheers for the advice, one last thing, if i bought a lever on its own, is it easy to replace? do i need special tools etc, do i need to fiddle with the hydraylics as i dont have the tools for that.
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Not sure what you'll need, but you shouldn't need to open the hydraulic circuit.Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.0
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Just a 2mm Allen key.LostHorizon wrote:cheers for the advice, one last thing, if i bought a lever on its own, is it easy to replace? do i need special tools etc, do i need to fiddle with the hydraylics as i dont have the tools for that.
cheers"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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