Force Flat mount brake work with Red Etap shifters?

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Juanmoretime
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by Juanmoretime

I bought an 11 speed Red Etap kit, hydro brakes that are post mount. My frame is flat mount. The Shimano adapters to make the post mount work look funky. I have 11 speed Mechanic Force shifters and flat mount discs. If I take off the Red post mount calipers and put the Force flat mount on will it work?

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by grover

Official word is no. You can physically connect them. But lever feel is poor. I can't remember the reason. There was a big thread about it.

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grover wrote:
Tue Sep 07, 2021 2:27 am
Official word is no. You can physically connect them. But lever feel is poor. I can't remember the reason. There was a big thread about it.
Is there also a thread for Red22 Shifter with eTap Caliper? Doesn't have to be a big one.
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Juanmoretime wrote:
Mon Sep 06, 2021 9:17 pm
I bought an 11 speed Red Etap kit, hydro brakes that are post mount. My frame is flat mount. The Shimano adapters to make the post mount work look funky. I have 11 speed Mechanic Force shifters and flat mount discs. If I take off the Red post mount calipers and put the Force flat mount on will it work?

Thanks for the help in advance?
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by Juanmoretime

The official word. The post mount adapters for flat mount brake were Fugly with the post mount brakes on them. Plus I had 1mm of clearance from the seatstay. I put on the Force flat mount calipers today and it was a win win. They work awesomely with the Red eTap shifter levers and are much lighter than the Red post mount calipers with the post to flat mount adapters.

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