Interesting on the adapters, I forgot which brands I tried, I think it was Shimano, possibly a SRAM one as well. I didn't spend a ton of time making it work, either, I read online about issues with other adapters and preemptively bought one, although I did try other adapters out of curiosity.
The body of the caliper sortof bulges down a bit more and it hits the adapter, which prevents you from bolting it down. I guess saying you must use theirs is a bit of an absolute that isn't really true since I didn't try a lot of other sizes or brands, just what I had laying around. I had read similar complaints online from others trying to use other adapters, but I'm not sure what they were using. I'll double check later and see which brands I tried.
That's a good idea on removing the bleed fittings, I'll have to try that next time.
Nov. 5, 2019, 7:02 a.m. - Shinook
Interesting on the adapters, I forgot which brands I tried, I think it was Shimano, possibly a SRAM one as well. I didn't spend a ton of time making it work, either, I read online about issues with other adapters and preemptively bought one, although I did try other adapters out of curiosity. The body of the caliper sortof bulges down a bit more and it hits the adapter, which prevents you from bolting it down. I guess saying you must use theirs is a bit of an absolute that isn't really true since I didn't try a lot of other sizes or brands, just what I had laying around. I had read similar complaints online from others trying to use other adapters, but I'm not sure what they were using. I'll double check later and see which brands I tried. That's a good idea on removing the bleed fittings, I'll have to try that next time.