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Brake hose....; Braided?
Topic Started: Jan 21 2010, 10:29 AM (157 Views)
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Slightly Splattered
Hello all, does anyone here use braided brake hose? I'm going to give the Felt a bit of a service soon and a while back I managed to kink the rear brake hose so I'm going to change it, and was thinking about braided hose. It seems to be a divided camp on other forums weather it makes any difference but should I stay with the plastic hose or go all bling on it?
Your thoughts please (thats thoughts about the hose, not just random ones that have popped in your head :P )
Cheers,
Ian
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Freewheeler
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Hi mate,

I only ever used braided lines on my motorbikes and can tell you they made a huge difference.

Nick
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Ollie
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When I damaged a hose on my Hopes I replaced with Goodridge braided hose (by the metre, not a kit).

Dunno about braking performance as I serviced the brakes at the same time, but the braided hoses are much more flexible so its much easier to keep them neat. I used to have a big loop of hose from my rear caliper as it was the old thick Hope hose and very stiff. (they use thinner hose now).

Edit: I'd say worth it if you have to replace the hoses anyway, probably not worth it if your existing ones are fine. I ordered an extra couple of metres of hose to allow for cutting one too short and also so if I damage another, I can replace it and still have a matching set :)
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hobbz
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braided hoses are supposed to stop expansion when the oil gets hot ,therefore no loss of brake power or fade
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Bill the wheels
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Braided every time
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Cheers for the replies. As you said Ollie I'll be rebuilding the master cylinders and calipers at the same time so I probably won't know if the hose makes any difference and if I can run neater lines that'll be a bonus.
I think I best get on CRC and get some then along with the bushes,bearings,
cables etc. I can hear my wallet sobbing.
Thanks all.
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