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17-09-12, 10:27 PM

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mikerj

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Re: front brake is a bit erm...

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Originally Posted by sunshine

cable tie the brake lever to the handle bar over night, air will rise through the system, if that doesnt stiffen it up re-bleed.

No, the air doesn't rise any easier with the system pressurised than when it's not (why would it?). What this bodge does is to allow some of the air to dissolve into the fluid - but it inevitably comes back out again.

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