TRP HY/RD orientation during shipment by delivery companies
05-10-22, 11:42 AM
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TRP HY/RD orientation during shipment by delivery companies
Are there any precautions for shipping the TRP HY/RD in a original packaging? Couldn't find anyone being concerned about it anywhere on the internet. Not sure how mushy the brake should feel since I haven't had a chance to compare a variety of hydraulic brakes by feel in a real environment.
05-10-22, 07:40 PM
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One might hope that the manufacture's packaging provides enough protection if common and normal shipping/handling practices are followed. But my reading of the OP makes me wonder what wasn't yet asked or what details not yet told. Andy
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05-10-22, 08:13 PM
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If it's forbidden to turn the bicycle with hydraulic brakes upside down or on it's side to avoid air bubbles migrating to pistons then the same should apply to a disc brake calipers alone during storage or shipment.
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Hydraulic brakes of all kinds get shipped from their manufacturers to warehouses, retailers, and individual customers on a daily basis. I think if reservoir orientation during shipping was causing problems, we'd have heard about it.
While it's not a best practice, the idea that it's "forbidden" to turn hydro brakes upside down or on their side is an overstatement.
While it's not a best practice, the idea that it's "forbidden" to turn hydro brakes upside down or on their side is an overstatement.
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The difference between a new in package system and one on a bike that has been ridden is that the NIB one would be vastly less likely to have air in the lines. Also letting a bike sit level on it's wheels for a few minutes will let the fluids seek their rightful places (not just air, which is a fluid, but suspension oils too). Andy
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If I ordered some new brakes, installed them and they felt mushy, then I'd probably follow the manufacturers recommended procedure for bleeding the air out of the system and not be wondering about whether it's okay for a package to be upside down during delivery. Let's go ride!
