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XT M8000 brakes, with a Hope braided hose?

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flag dirkmcclerkin604
Posted: Jan 12, 2017 at 21:43 Quote
Need to replace the damaged hoses anyway. Any reason not to buy some bling silver braided Hope hose and attach with Shimano olive?

Goodridge kits looks to only be available for $130...Nope.
flag dirkmcclerkin604
Posted: Jan 16, 2017 at 11:28 Quote
Discovered Shimano hose has a 2.1mm inside diameter, while Hope/Goodridge look to have a 2.0mm inside diameter.
So, likely too big of a difference to use Shimano hardware. All well, no bling silver hoses. :'0
flag derTetris
Posted: Jan 16, 2017 at 12:56 Quote
i run hope breaks on shimano hoses. maybe this information helps you a bit.
flag dirkmcclerkin604
Posted: Jan 16, 2017 at 16:06 Quote
Ah, very interesting! Thank you. I would have thought the 2.1 hoses too loose for the Hope hardware.
The investigation is reopened
flag derTetris
Posted: Feb 27, 2017 at 4:33 Quote
i used them in an emergency when i damaged my front an rear cable one day before an enduro race. they are still on now since 10 months.

when i got my new dh frame i also used shimano für the rear breake. so i run 4 hope tech3 e4 and 3 of them on shimano hoses.
flag dirkmcclerkin604
Posted: Feb 27, 2017 at 7:57 Quote
Yeah I ended up putting some on there once I sorted out the fitting hardware, running cherry.
flag MichaelTav
Posted: Apr 18, 2019 at 10:18 Quote
Mrbeau wrote:
Discovered Shimano hose has a 2.1mm inside diameter, while Hope/Goodridge look to have a 2.0mm inside diameter.
So, likely too big of a difference to use Shimano hardware. All well, no bling silver hoses. :'0

.1mm ... And that is enough to make a difference?! .... IDTS
I put on the braided hoses and have had no problems.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/bicycle-hraulic-hose-set-for-SHIMANO-M785-M675-988-XT-SLX-xtr-for-BH90-Bicycle-Parts/32770466728.html?spm=2114.13010708.0.0.3a994c4dXrHbrK
flag Spookys
Posted: Apr 28, 2026 at 15:59 Quote
dirkmcclerkin604 wrote:
Yeah I ended up putting some on there once I sorted out the fitting hardware, running cherry.

what all did u have to sort out to make it work?
flag dirkmcclerkin604
Posted: Apr 28, 2026 at 16:08 Quote
Spookys wrote:
dirkmcclerkin604 wrote:
Yeah I ended up putting some on there once I sorted out the fitting hardware, running cherry.

what all did u have to sort out to make it work?

Oh Lord, was nearly a decade ago but Goodridge sold fittings that fit at that time.
flag Spookys
Posted: Apr 28, 2026 at 17:00 Quote
where do u get goodridge brake fitting for bikes
flag dirkmcclerkin604
Posted: May 3, 2026 at 10:49 Quote
Spookys wrote:
where do u get goodridge brake fitting for bikes

Again, this was back in January 2017 and using 2015 brakes, but at that time looked up that generation's fitting sizes on Shimano and went on the Goodridge website (Goodridge.com at a guess) and ordered them from one of their retailers.

Though that brake received incremental changes every model year, with complete model overhauls in 16, 19, 23, 25 so probably not relevant unless you're running 2015 or earlier brakes.
flag gravelpeak
Posted: May 3, 2026 at 20:34 Quote
dirkmcclerkin604 wrote:
Spookys wrote:
where do u get goodridge brake fitting for bikes

Again, this was back in January 2017 and using 2015 brakes, but at that time looked up that generation's fitting sizes on Shimano and went on the Goodridge website (Goodridge.com at a guess) and ordered them from one of their retailers.

Though that brake received incremental changes every model year, with complete model overhauls in 16, 19, 23, 25 so probably not relevant unless you're running 2015 or earlier brakes.

yeah don’t overthink it

that setup (XG-795 + X0 DH mech) is made to run 11-speed chains, even if it’s a 7-speed cassette

so just run:

any SRAM 11s chain (PC1110, PC1130, PC1170, etc)
or Shimano / KMC 11s, they’ll work too

don’t use 6/7/8 speed chains, they’re too wide
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