Installing Sram Force CX1 hydraulic shifters
Hello all!
As a new project I'm thinking of replacing my TRP Spyre brakes with hydraulic brakes on my cross bike. I was wondering though, do you normally have to shorten the length of the cables when purchasing a new set of Sram brakes or is the length more or less right for most bikes? If not I have to buy a bleeding kit too I suppose. And can hydraulic brake hose be cut with the same cutter I use for inner and outer cables?
Many thanks!
As a new project I'm thinking of replacing my TRP Spyre brakes with hydraulic brakes on my cross bike. I was wondering though, do you normally have to shorten the length of the cables when purchasing a new set of Sram brakes or is the length more or less right for most bikes? If not I have to buy a bleeding kit too I suppose. And can hydraulic brake hose be cut with the same cutter I use for inner and outer cables?
Many thanks!
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You will likely need to shorten the hoses. Fortunately, with Sram brakes, you get a spare olive and insert if you buy them in a retail box. As long as your cable cutters are good, making a clean square cut, they're fine. You will need a bleed kit, I'd recommend the one from Epic: https://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/prod ... kits/avid/0
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whyamihere wrote:You will likely need to shorten the hoses. Fortunately, with Sram brakes, you get a spare olive and insert if you buy them in a retail box. As long as your cable cutters are good, making a clean square cut, they're fine. You will need a bleed kit, I'd recommend the one from Epic: https://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/prod ... kits/avid/
Great, thanks for the quick reply! My cable cutter is still very good so I won't have to worry about that, I do have to look into the bleeding kits since apparently newer models have a different connection. I see they have an updated kit there too.0 -
raymond82 wrote:whyamihere wrote:You will likely need to shorten the hoses. Fortunately, with Sram brakes, you get a spare olive and insert if you buy them in a retail box. As long as your cable cutters are good, making a clean square cut, they're fine. You will need a bleed kit, I'd recommend the one from Epic: https://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/prod ... kits/avid/
Great, thanks for the quick reply! My cable cutter is still very good so I won't have to worry about that, I do have to look into the bleeding kits since apparently newer models have a different connection. I see they have an updated kit there too.0 -
whyamihere wrote:raymond82 wrote:whyamihere wrote:You will likely need to shorten the hoses. Fortunately, with Sram brakes, you get a spare olive and insert if you buy them in a retail box. As long as your cable cutters are good, making a clean square cut, they're fine. You will need a bleed kit, I'd recommend the one from Epic: https://www.epicbleedsolutions.com/prod ... kits/avid/
Great, thanks for the quick reply! My cable cutter is still very good so I won't have to worry about that, I do have to look into the bleeding kits since apparently newer models have a different connection. I see they have an updated kit there too.
aha thanks!! I read "not compatible with the latest (2017+) SRAM brake callipers" and immediately assumed this also held true for newer road brakes. Many thanks for the help!0