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Old 11-13-19, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
A curious observation I’ve made is that used hydraulic brakes are very common while used mechanicals are difficult to find.
That IS curious... I am the exception since both of my lowracers use a disc in front but a rim brake in the rear. My resistance to hydraulics has always been that I wanted my brake levers to match.
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Originally Posted by macbobster
Well, because of this goofy post I learned what Mangalloy is.

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Old 11-14-19, 09:08 AM
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Hastelloy and Monel or one of my favorites Carpenter 20, aka Alloy 20
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Originally Posted by hefeweizen
OP - I am just confused to why people shorten it to 'Hydro'. The o makes it pertain to water?

why not just shorten hydraulics to 'HYDR' ?


Why did you shorten your thread title to "Hydraulics" instead of something like
why do people shorten Hydraulics to 'Hydro' ?
It would save many people from clicking into such a mindless thread.
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