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Did my first brake bleed this weekend. I’m happy I have Shimano rather than SRAM, because cleaning up and disposing of mineral oil is a lot easier than brake fluid.
Given that I can lock up the cable-actuated disc brakes on my gravel bike and do the same on the road bike with 15-month-old mineral oil, I am extremely skeptical of real-world advantages to DOT 5.Yeah--I haven't done it yet, but I am incredibly glad my MTB shipped with shimano brakes even though the rest of the parts were SRAM. I have zero interest in dealing with DOT 5 on my bike...I mean, yeah you can clean it up with water, but it eats paint if you're not careful and it has poor shelf life. I can't imagine needing the slight performance advantages of brake fluid (certainly not with the mid-grade hardware I'm running)
Given that I can lock up the cable-actuated disc brakes on my gravel bike and do the same on the road bike with 15-month-old mineral oil, I am extremely skeptical of real-world advantages to DOT 5.
I'm new to disc brakes: what's this about bleeding them? How often do you replace the fluid? I have Shimanos.
When I get my new hoops in the fall, currently the new Zipp 303 Firecrest is the plan, I am wondering if I can get Ultegra in the cassette and discs. I think current Ultegra will work with the R7000 105 but can anyone confirm?
Will work with any other shimano 11sp road parts and discs are pretty much universal as long as you match the rotor diameter.
But Ultegra only saves you 25-30 grams on the cassette. Its not until Dura Ace that you get the big weight reduction of 150g (but those titanium cogs make the whole thing expensive AF)
For rotors, you can go any manufacturer...the ultegra and dura ace ones both look pretty dope with their cooling fins, but you can run whatever you want as long as it matches your wheels (centerlock vs 6-bolt) and is the right size.
This is good to know. About the same speeds and upgrading. looked at an 8 speed yesterday.I don't see why not; Shimano is pretty cross-compatible within the family, so long as you are getting the same speed--you should be good to go! I have two bikes with mixtures of different Shimano grades, works fine (Dura-Ace brakes, Ultegra levers, Etc, Etc.).