BH90 Hydro Cable with R785 brake that uses BH59 hose
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Hi,
I have zero knowledge with Hydro brakes so here is the dilemma...
I am building my Stevens cyclocross bike up.. its a 2 yer old frame where they were still utilizing post mount, so I have R785 post mount calipers... these calipers utilize the BH59 Hose.
I have been gathering the new 8050 Ultegra components , and the only thing I don't have so far are the 8070 shifters...
I was in contact with Shimano through facebook yesterday, and was told that the Ultegra 8070 or DA 9170 shifters will not work with the R785 brakes because they utilize the BH90 cable, and I would need to use the older 785 shifter.. Is there a way to adapt a BH90 cable to fit the R785 calipers?? I read somewhere someone saying get XTR BH90 cable and snip the banjo off and insert a new olive and insert??
Im in a position here where I either just get the 785 shifter and finish by build, or wait for the 8070 and adapt the hose if possible??
Thanks
I have zero knowledge with Hydro brakes so here is the dilemma...
I am building my Stevens cyclocross bike up.. its a 2 yer old frame where they were still utilizing post mount, so I have R785 post mount calipers... these calipers utilize the BH59 Hose.
I have been gathering the new 8050 Ultegra components , and the only thing I don't have so far are the 8070 shifters...
I was in contact with Shimano through facebook yesterday, and was told that the Ultegra 8070 or DA 9170 shifters will not work with the R785 brakes because they utilize the BH90 cable, and I would need to use the older 785 shifter.. Is there a way to adapt a BH90 cable to fit the R785 calipers?? I read somewhere someone saying get XTR BH90 cable and snip the banjo off and insert a new olive and insert??
Im in a position here where I either just get the 785 shifter and finish by build, or wait for the 8070 and adapt the hose if possible??
Thanks
ParisCarbon wrote:and was told that the Ultegra 8070 or DA 9170 shifters will not work with the R785 brakes because they utilize the BH90 cable, and I would need to use the older 785 shift
Just guessing, but aside from the different size fittng that is only supplied with the applicable BH90 hydraulic hose for the DA ST-R9170 shifters, the only other thing I can imagine is that the BR-R785 post mount calipers may have a slightly larger fluid capacity. If that is the case, since the BH90 hydraulic hose has a sightly smaller inner diameter than the BH59, the result may be that the 9170 shifters might not be able to push enougbh fluid through the hose for effective braking action.
- Michael
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Ahhhh OK.. valid points... I called a few shops and they said that the BH59 insert is 2.3mm and the BH90 is slightly smaller at 2.1 (these are numbers Im just trying to recall) But apparently you can tap the 59 insert into the 90 hose.. like you said though.. not sure of this on the braking...
Looks like the smart thing to do is just get the 785 shifters and not compromise braking..
Looks like the smart thing to do is just get the 785 shifters and not compromise braking..
Aren't the R785 calipers pretty much just rebadged XT calipers? If hose compatibility between R8000 series levers and R785 calipers is anyway in doubt, perhaps you could just go for XT/XTR/SLX calipers designed for BH90 hose?
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So update... just got off the phone with Shimano Canada..
Apparently with the Ultegra and Dura Ace new Hydro Di2 shifters, no changes are required at all... you just take the BH90 cable and use the BH90 insert and banjo that are supplied and thats it...
He told me the BH59 hose was used before because they were worried about the modulation of the brake and the wider hose gave the brake more of a road brake feel...
Apparently with the Ultegra and Dura Ace new Hydro Di2 shifters, no changes are required at all... you just take the BH90 cable and use the BH90 insert and banjo that are supplied and thats it...
He told me the BH59 hose was used before because they were worried about the modulation of the brake and the wider hose gave the brake more of a road brake feel...
ParisCarbon wrote:Apparently with the Ultegra and Dura Ace new Hydro Di2 shifters, no changes are required at all...
Just be sure that you source the correct BH-90 hydraulic hose kits, as I found there are two variants with one containing correct fittings for the new DA/Ultegra hydraulic shifters, and the older kits for R785/R685 shifters. Referencing the image below, the fitting circled in red is required for the DA ST-R9150/R9170 and Ultegra ST-R8050/R8070 shifters:
- Michael
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For the ST-R9120/R9170 & ST-R8020/R8070 shifters, the Shimano SM-BH90-JK-SSR Disc Brake Hose Kits are needed, which should allow pairing with the BR-RS505/BR-RS785 post mount calipers, and the BR-RS805/BR-R8020BR-R9120 flat mount calipers.
- Michael
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Thanks for the PN on the hose..
Ive managed to hunt down the RH 8070 lever, but not the LH..
Since I have everything to complete my new CX bike minus the shifter, I may just bite the bullet and get the Dura Ace 9170 ones...
CX season is already 2 races in here, and I wanna ride my new bike!!!!
Ive managed to hunt down the RH 8070 lever, but not the LH..
Since I have everything to complete my new CX bike minus the shifter, I may just bite the bullet and get the Dura Ace 9170 ones...
CX season is already 2 races in here, and I wanna ride my new bike!!!!
ms6073 wrote:For the ST-R9120/R9170 & ST-R8020/R8070 shifters, the Shimano SM-BH90-JK-SSR Disc Brake Hose Kits are needed, which should allow pairing with the BR-RS505/BR-RS785 post mount calipers, and the BR-RS805/BR-R8020BR-R9120 flat mount calipers.
The BH90 hose sets made a slight difference in lever feel (stiffer) on our CX bikes with ST-R785 shifters and BR-RS785 post mount calipers, but some of this will depend on the amount of free-stroke adjustment.
- Michael
"People should stop expecting normal from me... seriously, we all know it's never going to happen"
"People should stop expecting normal from me... seriously, we all know it's never going to happen"
Hi there
I'm currently in the process of trying to replace R785 shifters with R9170 to have a combination of ST-R9170 shifters and BR-R785 Calipers; connected with BH90 hose.
Based on the conversations above, did @ParisCarbon manage to make these two work and what was the resulting brake feel etc?
Thanks
I'm currently in the process of trying to replace R785 shifters with R9170 to have a combination of ST-R9170 shifters and BR-R785 Calipers; connected with BH90 hose.
Based on the conversations above, did @ParisCarbon manage to make these two work and what was the resulting brake feel etc?
Thanks
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