Shorten your hydraulic brake lines

[@stahldurst]

Everytime when I have some issues with my bike or I'm interrested in such fancy stuff like chain waxing, i finally get to your videos. Don't know why i don't take the easy way and first search your content ;-) Your videos are really an excellent support! THX

[@appelflapdrol]

Awesome timing, just bought a longer stem and found out left turns are not possible anymore and I need those sometimes. Ready to install some fresh white brake hose now after this perfectly detailed video. Thanks for your efforts mate ! Greetings from Amsterdam

[@brittweir8844]

Great tip.Love the ending video of you and your pal's riding through the country side,What a Rush!!!

[@ronsowers5928]

I look forward to all of your videos. Thanks!

[@2wheelsrbest327]

As usual a great video. Just brought a Gravel Bike so having seen this I may shorten the lines because you make it look so easy to do. Going to have to look at the air bleeding video now though.

[@JamesSocialCycling]

Great Video, always informative and step by step👍🏻 Good to see you guys working hard out on the bikes as well😉

[@rononyourleftretired5144]

Thank you for explaining this in a very understandable way.

[@sanestflexican]

Great energy and technical knowledge, thanks a lot!

[@DaninVA]

Best video on this subject to date!

[@mattshaw397]

Hey Oz, thanks for making this video. I watched your video and was able to shorten my hydraulic cables with no issues. I actually used some wood working clamps to hold the cable while I hammered the barb in and that worked great. Also, I used an extremely sharp razor blade and it cut through with just a bit of pressure.

[@stevenleffanue]

Great job Matthew 🚴‍♂️

[@ScoutJoe]

such a beautiful weather to go riding nice tutorial btw

[@zixxerlev]

Informative and confidence building. Thank you, sir. Nice bike repair stand! Looks very smooth.

[@cyclingSausage]

I've just tried this using the hammer, pliers and rag technique - it didn't work. However, using a bit of old inner tube wrapped around the hose instead of the rag worked great.

[@denis_roy_7]

Very informative. Thanks a lot!

[@garyandal1]

Love the bike intro and ending!

[@stevenleffanue]

Your a star Gary! 😎

[@janekbarcikowski4009]

sounds so easy thank you, trying tomorrow and thanks God I cab save on the needle drive...

[@stairs3328]

Sooo helpful. Absolute hero

[@ralfhenning-venske6764]

thank again for this hack. so lucky you are spring is coming - enjoy!

[@jirdesteva]

Great video thank you.

[@purevkhuumunkhbaatar8466]

Great, thanks a lot, dear. It helped me much.

[@danielecamboni4405]

grazie ottima spiegazione

[@namesurname2174]

Thx for the music Very energetic 😹

[@frezeednb]

Really good video.

[@bikepacking330]

영상대로 집에서 따라 해 보겠습니다.

[@MurizPez]

What bike stand is that - as in the one you used in this video?

[@350kph]

Love how you show multiple ways to skin the cat.

[@mikealman9259]

No Worries OZ Style........ Perfect 👌 Liked, Subbed etc. ;)

[@bob-ny6kn]

After two years of repairing hydraulic brakes on various bikes, I have not kept track of which bleed adapters for the syringe (caliper) and funnel (lever reservoir). Are there names for the various skinny/long/short/fat/small-pitch/large-pitch adapters that match manufacturers? Thank you for your video work.

[@stevenleffanue]

Basically it's Shimano or SRAM. It will specify on the sellers website which they will fit.

[@KurtisPape]

From the intro it looks like you oldies are doing better than us young ones!

[@mathieunorry]

Love the vids Oz, I have hydraulic brakes, but my front brake lever has become very spongey after a few days of being idle, if I pull the brake a few times it seems to tighten up again, any ideas why it's spongey?

[@stevenleffanue]

Yes,air bubbles in the line. The next vid will show how to fix that 😁

[@scott_addict]

What’s the name of the tool for the olive/insert?

[@curvenut]

awesome video ! BTW, I dont understand that, I was told to not put a carbon bike on the horizontal bar on the bike stand . You obviously use it and clamp it . Could you give a reason for that ?

[@stevenleffanue]

It's not clamped. For thin walled tubes I use 2 curved soft poly pipe pieces to distribute any forces on the tubing.

[@davidalley877]

Nice video

[@Desertduleler_88]

I got plenty of practice of cutting and joining brake lines on my MTB.

[@durianriders]

good tips! Who the poor guy grinding and getting dropped as a result at 9:26?

[@stevenleffanue]

Haha. Thats Gary. He was there last TDU,Satdy morning ride when we met.

[@jorgelmartinez2637]

looks like same guy going first @10:02

[@KurtisPape]

Hey Mr Oz, my local 99 bikes store charged me $62 for a rear gear cable replacement, they had to tunes gears and the internal routing is a bit tricky, do you think the price is high because I think last time it was like $20 - 40 and he had to fish out all the cable strands out the shifter, yes my Shimano shifter is snapping cables every 2000km, there is no way I'm paying $62 every season

[@stevenleffanue]

Dont use stainless steel gear cables as they tend to break easier than standard ones around tight corners....thats why they snap in the lever.

[@themoodyteam]

Two Lego bricks… that’s a big ask 😃

[@martinloksik139]

Did you reuse old barb and olive or must be new ones. You should mention that. Could be too late when line already cut

[@CmyREDi]

Always use new ones, they are designed for only one installation.

[@Anykine50]

Hello. Can you reuse the old olive/insert? Is it recommended?

[@stevenleffanue]

You can if you are careful to not damage its shape. Smear some grease on it when reinstalling helps it seal.

[@aydrkn]

I want to change the steering wheel to a new one with hidden cable wiring. But this j-kit does not fit into the hole of the new steering wheel. Any solution? Is it possible to somehow completely remove this j-kit and put it back on after laying the cables in the steering wheel?

[@stevenleffanue]

J-kit not used with internal cabling.

[@thegrave2000]

What is the brand/model of this press tool, I can't find it?

[@stevenleffanue]

There are quite a few available on Aliexpress.

[@davidr964]

mamil power!

[@TheKMov]

do you have any tips if the hose joint is leaking?

[@stevenleffanue]

Leaking at joint or along the hose?

[@cstrcstr8841]

Hi! What kind of bike repair stand or clamp is that? Thank you.

[@stevenleffanue]

30 year old Blackburn

[@cstrcstr8841]

@@stevenleffanue Thank you!

[@stevewitwicki1854]

Insane how no one shows how far to push in the hose!!! They explain so much unnecessary bs but leave out info

[@herculesmclovin]

7:44 do I need to push it in firmly, or? Aka when do I know it's in correctly?

[@stevenleffanue]

No , doing up the nut pushes it in place

[@herculesmclovin]

@@stevenleffanue that makes sense 👍

[@brettperez4522]

Ang galeng mo tanda

[@996driver1]

can we reuse the barb and oilve or do we need a new one?

[@stevenleffanue]

Preferably new ones especially the olive

[@996driver1]

@@stevenleffanue TY sir! Great videos, We are eagerly watching for the R12 update

[@stevenleffanue]

Next update is about integrated bar and headset setup

[@996driver1]

@@stevenleffanue Awesome!

[@OliverHynds]

How do you know what type of barb to buy

[@stevenleffanue]

Usually its bh90 or bh59 with Shimano. Otherwise Google

[@OliverHynds]

@@stevenleffanue thanks!

[@TheCrossroads09]

Is there a fly in my room or in your video?🤣

[@stevenleffanue]

Haha...it will be in the video....its Australia,land of flies.

[@ivanteo1973]

remove the wheels and place them far away, cover up the brake pads first before doing anything. a single drop of mineral oil in the brake pad means end of life.

[@mjs1231]

Internal cable routing. Disc brakes. Two items i give zero about. Icr is just a stop gap until everything is wireless. Disc is anti climbing. Road bIke is only good at climbing. If your not climbing why ride a road bike?

[@rodneymcintosh1484]

Climbing is more about the riders physical and mental ability and less about what bike he or she rides!

[@noahhalbfoster6892]

For gods sake do not clamp the Frame!!! use the seat post!!!

[@chch242]

This was objected to him many times, and he's aware of what is he doing. The jaws of the clamp are not set to firm hold, the frame rather hangs on the hook.

[@noahhalbfoster6892]

@@chch242 I did see that but still way easier to replace post if something goes wrong

[@chch242]

@@noahhalbfoster6892 I understand your concerns, and I would also never clamp the frame myself. I'm just saying this is a frequent comment on this channel and I doubt Mr. OZ will ever change his habits. Maybe he should not give the beginners the hint of clamping the frame, even if he never had a problem. Following guides from a respected person can lead to expensive lessons.

[@kuechekretzschmar2655]

I like your video a lot.it is entertaining, informative and very well structured.