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Review on SRAM Dot Bicycle Brake Bleed Sports & Fitness by James Wonsley

Revainrating 4 out of 5

All the tools are there, no store quality

If you're looking to upgrade then this kit is for you. It works exactly as suggested, the pads are very helpful and with practice it shouldn't take more than 30 minutes to get a really good bleed. syringes Even if a small amount of spot fluid is applied along the piston seals to help lubricate the syringe up and down, there is still a lot of resistance preventing a vacuum/pressure from building up in the brake lines. This problem gets worse every time I do an extra pump (yes, I clean the plungers/syringes after each use), but I'm on my 7th pump so maybe I should have gone with the glass pumps instead. If you pump once a season that's fine, but I usually service my friends' bikes so it wasn't long before I got frustrated with inferior syringes.

Pros
  • Brakes
Cons
  • Not bad