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Howard
Brookly_Bay
Been reading this thread with interest...
My partner has the choice between buying an Arkose Women's D1 with Spyre Mechanical brakes or a D2 with RS405 hydraulics.
Complicating factor is a sale means the two bikes are essentially the same price, so my inclination therefore is to go for the more expensive bike in the sale.
But...how much of a faff are the RS405s? Partner is not keen/interested in doing her own mechanics and will be heading off touring this summer with other people with no hydraulic brake experience. Am worried there will be a problem at some point on the tour and it'll be more complicated to fix than the Sypres, which can effectively be adjusted with a single allen key.
Are hydraulics and beginners a bad idea?