Brake bleeding is considered an advanced service procedure, and requires a thorough technical knowledge of the braking system. See this article for the Bleeding Edge procedure. Jack can also often be seen zooming about with his partner aboard their beloved tandem, Cecil. This bleeding procedure will work on SRAM drop bar and flat bar brakes that do not feature Bleeding Edge. This is to ensure that incompatible SRAM DOT fluid bleed kits cannot be used.

The DB8 lever and caliper feature unique bleed ports that will only interface with the SRAM Mineral Oil bleed kit. Step 5: Bleed the brakes by pushing fluid into the caliper until no more fluid is coming out. Step 4: Push the pads away from the caliper. Step 3: Loosen the clamp that holds the brake pads in place. Jack has been writing about and testing bikes for more than five years now, has a background working in bike shops for years before that, and is regularly found riding a mix of weird and wonderful machines. Does SRAM DB8 mineral oil brake feature Bleeding Edge No. Step 2: Disconnect the brake cable from the caliper. He is also particularly fond of tan-wall tyres, dynamo lights, cup and cone bearings, and skids. With a near encyclopaedic knowledge of cycling tech, ranging from the most esoteric retro niche to the most cutting-edge modern kit, Jack takes pride in his ability to seek out stories that would otherwise go unreported. He is also a regular contributor to the BikeRadar podcast. Jack thinks nothing of bikepacking after work to sleep in a ditch or taking on a daft challenge for the BikeRadar YouTube channel. Always in search of the hippest new niche in cycling, Jack is a self-confessed gravel dork, fixie-botherer, tandem-evangelist and hill climb try hard.

Jack Luke is the deputy editor at BikeRadar and has been fettling with bikes for his whole life.

Sram bleeding edge procedure