08-12-14, 12:11 AM
(07-12-14, 09:36 PM)nick crisp link Wrote: [quote author=fazerblue link=topic=15479.msg176586#msg176586 date=1417983452]
when i tried to put a new topic up the site kept saying unable to load so i kept trying then it loaded them all on
It may have just been my perception, but I have used braided lines before and found them to leave the brakes with less feel, a bit wooden. On others, they have been good though. They sometimes take a LOT of bleeding before you get them working well.
You know, it occurs to me, are the bike manufacturers fitting them as standard yet? I don't recall seeing any. If not, why not?
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the reason why very few manufactures don't use braided hoses is to give the brakes feel, the slight bulging in the rubber hoses give this, a braided hose tends to lose the feel and can as mentioned a wooden feel and in some cases make the brake slightly more fierce, there are some scooter manufactures that do use braided hoses, which isn't a bad thing as the rear brake hose is a bit long for a rubber hose.