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Old 03-16-24, 08:01 PM
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Steve B.
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Originally Posted by Barry2
What do plan of doing that would warrant changing them?
They are a hard plastic tube.
If you need to change them, poke a wire through the old one, leaving the wire in the frame slide out the old one, thread the new one on the wire.

Hydro brakes are great and mineral oil ones (Shimano) are even better.

Barry
H-br is a 42, I generally use a 46. There might be too little slack to use the wider bar (which I have) which would require changing cables to make the wider bar fit. Thx, good method to swap housings.
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