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Yeah I mean with the hydraulic stuff you need to know what you are doing and with the cable actuated stuff generally you can be pretty shoddy, especially when packing and travelling with the bike; most of the issues you would face are recoverable without specialist knowledge / equipment.
Howard-
Luckily it seems the sale has ended on the one with hydraulic brakes, so might have to default to the mechanical and not make a decision.
I wanted the hydraulics on the basis they're better, but they definitely smelt like I might be getting a mid-afternoon phone call from a frustrated lady in the middle of France: "I've done something and now I'm covered in brake oil, what do I do?".
Brookly_Bay
Cheers both for the advice.
If I go that route I'll have to peruse this thread fully for all the tips and tricks (like not putting the bike upside down etc etc).