Anyone know anything about disc brakes?

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M_V
Will I never fucking learn?

Those SLX brakes I bought for my Hummus have a leaky caliper up front.

Thankfully I still had the BB7s hanging around all setup so slapped the front one back on and salvaged the day's riding.

Question is, do I
- Chuck money at the problem and buy a new caliper to replace it with.
- Swap the rear caliper to the front and use the brake on an upcoming street trials bike build
- Douse the fuckin lot in petrol, throw a match at it and watch it all burn why chanting "I will never buy (used) hydros ever again" over and over?
If I decide to buy a caliper, the new stuff is all banjo fittings on the nicer levels, Deore looks to be the 'straight in' type fitting, reckon the threads will still be the same and I can just unscrewthe hose from the slx caliper and whack it in a Deore (possibly needing a new olive etc of course)?

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edscoble in reply to @M_V

Those SLX brakes I bought for my Hummus have a leaky caliper up front.

...And for some reason, you stood your ground refusing to send it off for warranty!

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M_V in reply to @edscoble

The one I could have possibly warrantied was a Deore. These SLX I bought off retrobike.

I fully intended to try and warranty the Deore but then it slipped my mind for a little while and by the time I remembered about it it was waay out of warranty so I just punted it on eBay (with full disclosure).

But that episode just goes to prove that even buying new doesn’t make you immune to the curse of the leaky caliper.

#bb7forlife

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