Which cuttable hose for old Shimano XT disk brakes? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

01-27-2004, 02:50 PM

I have a set of Shimano XT disk brakes a couple of years old that came with
steel braded hoses.
Want to put them on a black bike and would like to fit black cuttable hoses
but there appear to be two types M755 and M756 and I don't know which is the
one I should order.
Anyone help?
Thanks
peter

01-31-2004, 08:03 PM

"PETER THOMPSON" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
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> I have a set of Shimano XT disk brakes a couple of years old that came
with
> steel braded hoses.
> Want to put them on a black bike and would like to fit black cuttable
hoses
> but there appear to be two types M755 and M756 and I don't know which is
the
> one I should order.
> Anyone help?
> Thanks
> peter

I think it depends on the type of brake lever that you have. If you have
the M755 levers then get the M755 hose. If you have the M756 levers, get
the M756 hose. It sounds like you have the M755 levers and I thought these
only accepted the braided hoses. But, I'm unsure.

Dave