FAQLoad - Avid XX brake bleed

With these bloody brakes you really need to follow the Avid bleed procedure.

Trying to suck air out of the top of the master cylinder just results in emptying the master cylinder reservoir . After flushing the system completely by working fresh fluid back and forth using two syringes, you absolutely need to use the Avid method of:

close off the top syringe;
draw a vacuum on the caliper syringe to pull any air out the system;
once that's done, pressurize the lower syringe with the lever pulled into the bars and let the fluid pressure from the lower syringe force the lever back out.

Shimano XT v-brakes

Almost as good as the XTR M952 v-brakes, but once the linkage developed wear (even on these M750 versions with the reinforced linkage plates) the pads would flop around. 190g.

Avid/Hygia Bleed Kit

This is an Avid bleed kit - all of $15 off fleabay. The Hygia SLP (and possibly other Hygia brakes) use the same bleed port threads as the Avid brakes:

AEST Disc Brakes

These disc brakes are basically rebranded Hygia Usagi. They are very similar to the Hygia SLP brakes but the calipers are two piece bolted together, whereas the SLPs have monoblock calipers where the entire thing ...

Shimano XTR v-brakes

The Shimano M950/952 v-brakes were some of the best. Weighing about 180g a pair, they featured a parallel push linkage that made set-up and alignment of these brakes child's play.

XXF Foam Grips

very similar to Tioga pork rinds , KCNC foam grips and a number of others, foam density feels much the same;

AEST CNC Disc Brakes

Front weighs 202g:

Avid XX brake bleed

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