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Standard oil grease as Shimano Roller Brake grease short-term replacement
I am currently in the process of cleaning up the rear axle from dirt and excessive grease, legacy of the previous owner. I will be replacing a ball bearing and few other small components, but would ...
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Cable housing end cap for BR-M375
I replaced the no name brake calipers on an entry-level ebike for Shimano BR-M375. The cable housing for the rear caliper was a bit too long, so I cut off a few centimeters. Then, I put a new 5 mm end ...
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How to interpret Shimano compatibility chart?
How does one interpret the delineation of horizontally-aligned boxes on the Shimano compatibility charts? Below is a screenshot (with added blue numbering) for discussion purposes.
For example, why ...
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Shimano GRX Hydraulic Disc Sub Brake Levers with 105 groupset
The GRX groupsets seem to be compatible with common road groupsets (Tiagra, 105, Ultegra) which was also pointed out in this answer. Furthermore, a brief news article by Shimano states that the brake ...
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Can I use Shimano 105's brakes with vintage bike?
Complete newbie here, looking for better stopping power and less rusty calipers.
I have a Nishiki Custom Sport with Dia Compe brakes and I was wondering if I could use the Shimano 105 5800's on them.
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Shimano brakeset hood model compatibility
I am trying to find out if shimano brakeset hood have compatibility with different brakeset.
In my specific case, I have a ST-2200 but can only find arround hood for ST-5800 or ST-6600.
Is their a ...
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New Brake Compatibility with Vintage Bike
I have a vintage Gitane Sprint from the early '80s which came with Weinmann 405s (single-pivot side pulls). I had been thinking about replacing the front brake anyway and then recently broke the quick ...
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