Code R or RSC pictured?
01-31-21, 09:54 AM
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Code R or RSC pictured?
Can you tell by this photo if these are Code R or Code RSC brakes?
They're $300 which is a good deal for Code RSC but not Code R brakes
They're $300 which is a good deal for Code RSC but not Code R brakes
01-31-21, 10:07 AM
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Don't waste your money. Seriously, any Shimano hydraulic brake will be better. I have inexpensive Deore hydraulics on my MTB and they are better than any SRAM brake I've ever used, regardless of cost.
01-31-21, 10:11 AM
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Do you encounter a lot of high speed or technical descents in the mountains of South New Jersey? LOL
Jokes aside, I do, sincerely, appreciate your feedback though! Were you able to tell which iteration these were?
01-31-21, 02:27 PM
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I have Level brakes on one of my bike and they're good, I would say my 2 piston Level brakes stop better than my bro-in-law's 4 piston Deore's, but that's just as anecdotal as what you're saying, he's also running 180/160 and I am running 203/180.... I am shopping for only SRAM brakes because I want to keep all my stuff DOT 5.1 so I don't have to have 2 different bleed kits to service them.
Do you encounter a lot of high speed or technical descents in the mountains of South New Jersey? LOL
Jokes aside, I do, sincerely, appreciate your feedback though! Were you able to tell which iteration these were?
Do you encounter a lot of high speed or technical descents in the mountains of South New Jersey? LOL
Jokes aside, I do, sincerely, appreciate your feedback though! Were you able to tell which iteration these were?
01-31-21, 05:07 PM
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I have Level brakes on one of my bike and they're good, I would say my 2 piston Level brakes stop better than my bro-in-law's 4 piston Deore's, but that's just as anecdotal as what you're saying, he's also running 180/160 and I am running 203/180.... I am shopping for only SRAM brakes because I want to keep all my stuff DOT 5.1 so I don't have to have 2 different bleed kits to service them.
Do you encounter a lot of high speed or technical descents in the mountains of South New Jersey? LOL
Jokes aside, I do, sincerely, appreciate your feedback though! Were you able to tell which iteration these were?
Do you encounter a lot of high speed or technical descents in the mountains of South New Jersey? LOL
Jokes aside, I do, sincerely, appreciate your feedback though! Were you able to tell which iteration these were?
No mountains here in South Jersey, so I travel to PA, DE and MD to do most of my riding. There are quite a few high speed and technical descents in Northeastern PA.
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Dude, I literally live in the shadow of mountains with elevations you couldn't drive to in 10 hours time, and within 7 blocks of hills with dozens of multiple double black diamond descents.
I appreciate free advice, I really do, but c'mon, man.
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02-01-21, 01:52 AM
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The shimano kit consists of a syringe and a funnel.
If you remove the plunger of the syringe, you can use it as a funnel on the lever.
When it's time to remove the syringe, you lightly put the plunger back, and you can remove it from the lever without fluid dripping all over the place.
You just need a syringe big enough and with a tip that fits tightly on the lever hole. It's easy to find one as most of them seem to have the prefect size anyway.
If you remove the plunger of the syringe, you can use it as a funnel on the lever.
When it's time to remove the syringe, you lightly put the plunger back, and you can remove it from the lever without fluid dripping all over the place.
You just need a syringe big enough and with a tip that fits tightly on the lever hole. It's easy to find one as most of them seem to have the prefect size anyway.
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02-01-21, 03:14 AM
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I have SRAM brakes on my road bike and Shimano brakes on my mountain bike. Both perform really well, but Shimanos are by far easier to work with.
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