Gravel / Gravé / Gnarmac / Groad / ATB

What are the symptoms of a burst bladder? I've got a new 8020 shifter here with a fluid leak, which I may have damaged while trying to force fluid up from the caliper having forgotten to take the bung out of the bleed pot attached to the lever...

What are the symptoms of a burst bladder?

I can't help but read this as an age related concern

This deserves some compact drops

I can't help but read this as an age related concern

I don't think I've done enough ketamine for that to be an issue yet.

(Take from web)

Usually on the red circle there, you’d notice a wet patches around it.

Second photo is without cover revealing the bladder that resembles your.

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I'm normally setting fire to things with my eyes when working on bikes and I've been known to use a screwdriver to do it. Sounds unlucky. Or maybe I'm just fucking magic. Who knows.

:D
I too have used a big blunt screwdriver, but was gentle and slowly wiggled them back, they just hulled it in there and pulled it back and forth in way under a second. They said it never happened before and that’s how they always did it.
Oh and ref using the same rotors and cassette on my different wheelsets. One of the reasons is because I’m cheap…

flat headed screwdriver + ceramic piston is a big no-no.

And yes I know Shimano website said it’s ok.

flat headed screwdriver + ceramic piston is a big no-no.

And yes I know Shimano website said it’s ok.

Anything more than a bit of side eye and those things start leaking!

Another big no-no; using ceramic to brake.

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Learnt this lesson the hard way!

FYI

Do you lot have the shakes or something when you're working on these?

Now I see the problem...

The problem is: idiots.

That’s not a nice thing to call yourself, have some faith.

I don't need faith, I have working brakes (and a screwdriver).

Does anyone grav grav on Dolan Ti Grx?

My brother has one for both commute and grav purposes

Thanks.
For the grav purposes is he happy? any PROs or CONs?
Thanks

It’s a gravel bike, it go on the road, and sometime off.

The biggest CONS is that you can’t use it on the velodrome for the hour record.

If geometry work for you, go nuts.

you can’t use it on the velodrome for the hour record.

You can. It might depend on which 'drome and you definitely won't break the Hour Record.

thanks for the feedback!

I didn’t want to be pedants but now I have to be;

As a TRACK BIKE.

If a bike ridden on the track, isn't a "track bike", is it actually a track bike though?

This is what you get for all your talk about bladders...

I didn’t want to be pendant but now I have to be;

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