lightbeer81 said:
Had my Sur-Ron bike for a few weeks now and done about 250km on it. Have a tear and in the rear brake hose and need to replace it. Visited a local MTB bike shop here focused mainly on Shimano and showed them the brake, but they say they didn't know what parts would fit etc. (probably to much to do this season and not super interested in more work). Next time I like to be more specific in what I need. So if anyone here could provide me with some more precise instructions that would be great.
Read in this thread that someone recommended MT5 Magura for replacement but I think the original brake was doing the job fine so far and would prefer just new hose (and oil I guess).
Overall I really like the bike and it runs really well both on and off road. Perfect for a newbie like myself which mainly has 80cc experience. What maintenance do you guys recommend and how often?
You can use Shimano BH90 hose kit. Easy to find on Amazon. But I personally replaced front brakes and will replace rear, cause both front and rear are leaking. Original brakes are very low quality copy from Shimano XT 9000 I guess. They have 4 piston calipers, but they (pistons) are leaking.
If you replace them you need to keep original levers, cause they have engine breaker.
I replaced my front brakes to Shimano Zee, but I keep original lever, it’s not bad quality and you need it to have engine breaker.
You can find a lot of YouTube videos how to replace and tune and pump your brakes, easy to do it and learn something new for you.
Shimano Zee fit perfectly and it is amazing 4 carbon piston set, great calibration and sensitivity, you can read some reviews.
Let me know if you have any questions.