XTR caliper paired with XX master cylinder

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lowpsihighspeed
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by lowpsihighspeed on Sun Jul 01, 2012 10:52 pm

Anyone have experience with using XTR calipers and XX master cylinder?
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by crohnsy on Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:54 pm

Don't see that working out well for you....

Shimano are designed for use with mineral oil and Avid use DOT brake fluid. Those two systems are not typically compatible.
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by Martin.F on Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:37 am

What crohnsy said. The DOT fluid will eat up the Shimano seals very fast, worst case fall apart when you need them the most. I highly reccomend you not to do this.
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by allezkmiec on Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:36 am

Another vote against it. Don't mix and match brake systems. Never a good idea.
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by lowpsihighspeed on Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:51 am

All valid points and makes sense. I want XX shifter and XTR brakes and integrated on the bars. Will keep wishing..
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by thisisatest on Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:13 am

custom mount, that's what you need. shouldnt be that hard. find someone with a small mill or one of those new-fangled desktop 3d printers (i got one coming, cant wait!)
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by bm0p700f on Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:26 pm

new fangled 3d printer. I was using one over 10 years ago. Hardly new!
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by Weenie on Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:26 pm

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by thisisatest on Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:52 am

new-fangled=desktop, $600. i'd wager that one ten years ago was a bit bigger, bulkier, much more expensive.
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