Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Budget bicycles often come factory with generic mechanical disc brakes. A popular upgrade is to convert them to hydraulic...modern big box mountain bikes often come with easy external routing with this in mind. I've often talked about the difference, but it is hard to relay a feeling via video; until I discovered my pull gauge will work with brake levers.

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What do you think? Does this help you better understand the 'Feel' part of hydraulic disc brakes vs mechanical? Comment below

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