jerg wrote:reohn2 wrote:jerg wrote:Don't you run the risk of getting air into the system with hydraulic brakes if you have to up end the bike to remove a wheel? Thinking about if you have to fix a puncture when touring. Cable brakes would therefore be better in this situation.
I've never had the need to turn a bike upside down when removing a wheel,so can't se that as a problem even if it's true that it would let air into a hydro system,which I'm not convinced it is.
It might just have been coincidence but after having removed and refitted the wheels on my Longitude (by committing the cardinal sin of turning it upside down to do so ) I found that my brakes had become non-existent, requiring a thorough bleed to get them working again. I'd never had hydraulics on a push bike before so I was a bit surprised.
So it is true then
I've never removed a rear wheel without turning a bike upside down and have no idea how hard it is to do it any other way !
I find the Longitude a bit of a pain to get the rear wheel out with the rear facing d/outs,and have resigned myself to removing the chain should I puncture on the trail.
Rear wheel removal vertical d/outs are easy enough with the bike upright IME.