Re: DeRosa Idol

On 2/22/2025 10:06 AM, cyclintom wrote:

I got parts in to finish the hydraulis plumbing. But the bleeding kit contained the funnel with a tiny scew-in that was less than half of the size of 5 mm bleed cap screw on the lever. So I had to order another bleed kit with specific adapters.
 On the Merak I received the 12 speed front deraoilleur and had problems installing it mostly because the limit scews were not marked high and low and I finally got tired and stopped working on it. All that is left now is to install the front inner. Also the "super-light" braze-on adapter slips and eventually had to be greatly tightened rather than the recommended 5 n/m. My recommendation is to buy a Campy adapter if you're working on such a bike. The different in weight is only grams and the cost of the Campy is $20 more. But it will not move when set to the proper tension.

Repetitive I know, but a clever solution may be to RTFM.
Shimano MTB lever oil ports are big, Shimano road lever ports are small.  Some might say that doubles tool and fixture investment to no other good purpose.
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