Re: Braided Hoses

Eiron wrote:
> Thanks for all the advice. It looks like Goodridge is the one to go for
> but on the other hand HEL is available in more colours.

So I finally got round to ordering some braided brake pipes
from B&C Express, HEL pipes in carbon-look black with black fittings.
They look very nice. Unfortunately one is almost exactly 30cm too short.
Good job I didn't remove the original before checking.

So that's a big recommendation for B&C. :-)
Next time I'll listen to the FOAK.

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Eiron.

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:16:27 +0100, Eiron <E1ron@hotmail.com> wrote:

>So I finally got round to ordering some braided brake pipes
>from B&C Express, HEL pipes in carbon-look black with black fittings.
>They look very nice. Unfortunately one is almost exactly 30cm too short.
>Good job I didn't remove the original before checking.
>
>So that's a big recommendation for B&C. :-)
>Next time I'll listen to the FOAK.

When you say "black fittings" - these wouldn't be alloy, anodised
black, would they?

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Pip: B12

Pip wrote:
> On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:16:27 +0100, Eiron <E1ron@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> So I finally got round to ordering some braided brake pipes
>>from B&C Express, HEL pipes in carbon-look black with black fittings.
>> They look very nice. Unfortunately one is almost exactly 30cm too short.
>> Good job I didn't remove the original before checking.
>>
>> So that's a big recommendation for B&C. :-)
>> Next time I'll listen to the FOAK.
>
> When you say "black fittings" - these wouldn't be alloy, anodised
> black, would they?

I'm not a metallurgist but I think they are stainless steel
with some sort of coating.
http://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/cgi-bi...?cat=BR-BLINES

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Eiron.

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:38:35 +0100, Eiron <E1ron@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Pip wrote:

>> When you say "black fittings" - these wouldn't be alloy, anodised
>> black, would they?
>
>I'm not a metallurgist but I think they are stainless steel
>with some sort of coating.
>http://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/cgi-bi...?cat=BR-BLINES

Aye, looks like it. This is a good thing, as there are ISSUES with
anodised alloy fittings - brittleness, fatigue cracking, snapping in
half under pressure - that sort of thing. Allegedly. The sort of
thing you wouldn't really want on the road in a hard braking sort of
situation, like. So I'm told.

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Pip: B12

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Eiron	Re: Braided Hoses Eiron wrote: > Thanks for all the advice. It looks like Goodridge is the one to go for > but on the other hand HEL is available in more colours. So I finally got round to ordering some braided brake pipes from B&C Express, HEL pipes in carbon-look black with black fittings. They look very nice. Unfortunately one is almost exactly 30cm too short. Good job I didn't remove the original before checking. So that's a big recommendation for B&C. :-) Next time I'll listen to the FOAK. -- Eiron.

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Pip	Re: Braided Hoses On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:16:27 +0100, Eiron <E1ron@hotmail.com> wrote: >So I finally got round to ordering some braided brake pipes >from B&C Express, HEL pipes in carbon-look black with black fittings. >They look very nice. Unfortunately one is almost exactly 30cm too short. >Good job I didn't remove the original before checking. > >So that's a big recommendation for B&C. :-) >Next time I'll listen to the FOAK. When you say "black fittings" - these wouldn't be alloy, anodised black, would they? -- Pip: B12

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Eiron	Re: Braided Hoses Pip wrote: > On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:16:27 +0100, Eiron <E1ron@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> So I finally got round to ordering some braided brake pipes >>from B&C Express, HEL pipes in carbon-look black with black fittings. >> They look very nice. Unfortunately one is almost exactly 30cm too short. >> Good job I didn't remove the original before checking. >> >> So that's a big recommendation for B&C. :-) >> Next time I'll listen to the FOAK. > > When you say "black fittings" - these wouldn't be alloy, anodised > black, would they? I'm not a metallurgist but I think they are stainless steel with some sort of coating. http://www.bandcexpress.co.uk/cgi-bi...?cat=BR-BLINES -- Eiron.