Given that there's a loose cable poking out from under the tape, I suspect the builder just took it out to photograph 'clean' before fitting the front brake caliper.
Oh yeah
Just seen that
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Given that there's a loose cable poking out from under the tape, I suspect the builder just took it out to photograph 'clean' before fitting the front brake caliper.