![]() Lever reach adjustment is tool-free, but there is no pad contact adjustment. Centralising the pads over the disc was also easy. The DH-R EVOs are compatible with SRAM Matchmaker and Shimano I-Spec systems, however an additional adaptor is required and isn’t supplied with the brakes. The hinged lever clamp made fitting the brakes easy and, at 10mm wide, I had no problems getting them set to my preferred position. Comparatively, the TRPs were harder to bleed than SRAM brakes, with its bleeding-edge system and two-syringe technique. If you purchase a set of DH-R EVO brakes, I recommend trying your hardest to avoid draining the system of oil to reduce bleed times and the potential headache of chasing trapped air. Because the system hadn’t been fully drained of oil, bleeding them following TRP’s instructions was straightforward this time. Alex EvansĪfter testing the factory-bled brakes, I removed the hydraulic hose from the lever and internally routed it, requiring a re-bleed. The lever blade was comfortable on my fingers. The feel of the factory-bled brakes was virtually identical to the set I’d bled, confirming the soft bite point of the brakes was normal. ![]() To verify I hadn’t incorrectly bled or damaged the brakes, TRP sent me a second set of factory-bled DH-R EVO brakes that I installed without internally routing the cables. ![]() After speaking to TRP about the lever feel, it explained that because the piston has a high leverage ratio – which means the brakes have more power for how much the lever is pulled – it can make them feel ‘softer’ than other brakes on the market. The DH-R EVOs needed the lever ‘flicking’ and squeezing with the bleed cup attached more than I expected – in the same way Shimano brakes do – to remove trapped air.ĭespite spending plenty of time bleeding the brakes, I was never quite satisfied with their bite. TRP’s bleed instructions are simple to follow, but I found that once the system was entirely drained of oil it was tricky to purge all of the air, and the lever required a considerable amount of time to bleed correctly. Alex EvansĪlthough the brakes were supplied pre-bled with the lever and hose capped off – dubbed the EZ Plug System, which should make it easy to internally route the cable without losing any oil – photography requirements meant they needed to be drained, so I had to fully re-fill the system with oil and perform a total bleed before use. The lever body is fairly chunky-looking compared to other offerings.
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