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Hi Guys!
I've been riding the Scott lately on some XC routes round where I live. I've also upgraded the brakes and changed the rear wheel due to the freehub on the old one giving up on me. The brakes I went for were Shimano BR - M596. I went for these because of the low price they were selling at from RoseBikes and also because even though the BR - M485's I had on previously were causing problems, they only started this towards the end of their life and they had lasted over 3 years which I think is ok for a budget brake making me think another set of shimano brakes will fit the bill.
Seen as I had got the brakes from a German Dealer, the levers needed swapping over to the British way round. I knew this when I bought them. Even if they didn't need swapping, chances are the hoses would need shortening. I found an online guide and set to work.
The procedure was not to hard to follow really, all the parts except the hose cutter were included so I didn't really encounter any problems. The brakes are now on the bike and working fine. The only problem is that the back brake is not quite properly bled so when the bike has not been used for a while the lever will pull further than I would like but this is cured by a few pumps and it will be fine for the rest of the ride.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with them. They do the job just fine and for the money I can't complain.
Here's some pictures:
Here's a little arty one I eddited in Photoshop. You can tell I had time to kill :)
I've been riding the Scott lately on some XC routes round where I live. I've also upgraded the brakes and changed the rear wheel due to the freehub on the old one giving up on me. The brakes I went for were Shimano BR - M596. I went for these because of the low price they were selling at from RoseBikes and also because even though the BR - M485's I had on previously were causing problems, they only started this towards the end of their life and they had lasted over 3 years which I think is ok for a budget brake making me think another set of shimano brakes will fit the bill.
Seen as I had got the brakes from a German Dealer, the levers needed swapping over to the British way round. I knew this when I bought them. Even if they didn't need swapping, chances are the hoses would need shortening. I found an online guide and set to work.
The procedure was not to hard to follow really, all the parts except the hose cutter were included so I didn't really encounter any problems. The brakes are now on the bike and working fine. The only problem is that the back brake is not quite properly bled so when the bike has not been used for a while the lever will pull further than I would like but this is cured by a few pumps and it will be fine for the rest of the ride.
Overall, I'm pretty pleased with them. They do the job just fine and for the money I can't complain.
Here's some pictures:
Here's a little arty one I eddited in Photoshop. You can tell I had time to kill :)
