23-09-12, 04:10 PM
(23-09-12, 10:32 AM)The Male Whale link Wrote: The original hoses are supposed to be changed every two years anyway - no one ever does.....
It's actually every four years according to most manuals, but the lines usually give good service a year or two longer than that.
I'm one of probably a very small number of people who prefer the feel of standard hoses over the fangled 'braided' lines. I think the claims of the braided line manufacturers when comparing to standard lines are a little exaggerated, especially claims of a 'better feel' plus it's patently untrue that they improve braking (how?).
Am pleased with the Hel lines on mine, but would go back to the standard ones if they were available (they ain't).