Having dealt with dot fluid on motorbikes a lot I frickin hate it. Your paintwork will hate it too.
On an bicycle it's also completely unnecessary to spec dot IMHO.
What isn't that well publicised is that you can run mineral oil in dot brakes, without any mods.... IF they have never had any contact with dot fluid.
I am currently running a frankenstein setup using calipers from a brand designed only for dot.
So if you can get your desired brakes supplied dry you can put what you want in. If the seals can handle dot they can handle oil.
The swelling people talk about is when a seal that has been exposed to dot then gets exposed to oil.
March 22, 2023, 2:41 p.m. - [email protected]
Having dealt with dot fluid on motorbikes a lot I frickin hate it. Your paintwork will hate it too. On an bicycle it's also completely unnecessary to spec dot IMHO. What isn't that well publicised is that you can run mineral oil in dot brakes, without any mods.... IF they have never had any contact with dot fluid. I am currently running a frankenstein setup using calipers from a brand designed only for dot. So if you can get your desired brakes supplied dry you can put what you want in. If the seals can handle dot they can handle oil. The swelling people talk about is when a seal that has been exposed to dot then gets exposed to oil.