{"product_id":"shimano-bleed-kit-basic","title":"Basic bleed kit for Shimano brakes","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eGetting shops to bleed your brakes can be bloody expensive. Some shops charge $70 per end and even when you get the bike back the lever often isn't set up how you like it. And don't even get us started about having to wait up to a month for a service over summer 😅\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSolve all of that by bleeding your own brakes. It's pretty easy to pick up and, once you've learned, a full bleed takes about an hour for both ends and costs sod all - just the cost of fluid. You'll also be able to do it when you need to - we've saved a lot of rides by bleeding our brakes at the last minute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's a kit that we've made for bleeding Shimano brakes. We've made sure to select components that are all chemically compatible and will last well. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003eIf you're looking for a kit that makes bleeding significantly faster and reduces the chance of a mess, consider our \u003ca title=\"Premium Shimano bleed kit\" href=\"https:\/\/outspokencycles.co.nz\/products\/premium-bleed-kit-for-shimano-brakes\"\u003epremium kits\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll kits include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eA bleed funnel of your choosing - Plastic or Brass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eA 24mL 2-part syringe. No rubber seal = no swelling so you should get a decent life out of it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eTubing for attaching the syringe to your brake caliper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eThis entire kit is mineral oil compatible so won't swell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0cm 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe choices you have are:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBleed funnel type\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlastic bleed funnels are cheaper but the threads on them are easier to damage and tend to have a limited life. Funnels with the brass thread won't get thread wear (unless you really crank it) but are more expensive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRoad adapter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn adapter to adapt the bleed funnel to the larger diameter bleed fitting of Shimano drop bar brakes - think road\/gravel - Shimano 105, Ultegra, GRX and so on. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSecureLink adapter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe SecureLink adapter (that's what we call it) does the following:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eGuides the hose onto the bleed nipple and reduces the effort required to get it on there\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003eMakes the connection significantly more secure which reduces the chance of accidentally pulling the tube off the caliper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEliminates connecting the hose on an angle which can introduce air when pulling the syringe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing this adapter made us\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e brave enough to start bleeding brakes without taking the wheel out! Well, with some other minor precautions...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"157\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k-RcGRf42Hw?si=MoTbM3X-tL1X03mY\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSecurelink in action\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e7mm spanner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRequired to open the Shimano bleed port to get fluid flowing. Necessary, but a lot of you have them already!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will also need:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome \u003ca title=\"Mineral Oil for Shimano brakes\" href=\"https:\/\/outspokencycles.co.nz\/products\/mineral-oil\"\u003emineral oil\u003c\/a\u003e, we offer either 250mL or 1L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003ca title=\"Bleed block for shimano\" href=\"https:\/\/outspokencycles.co.nz\/products\/shimano-bleed-block\"\u003ebleed block\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeed spare parts?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've got a kit but need to add a part to it, we have a bleed kit spare parts listing \u003ca 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