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Paired with Park Tool's excellent how-to videos, it should do any mechanic right. It's very expensive for what it is, though. What Park Tool is charging a pretty hefty premium for here is all the bits to suit the popular DOT brands, the handy syringe holder, and a case. You also get Park Tool's Lifetime warranty, of course, and spares availability. In the box are two plastic syringes with shaped plunger heads and two-fingered handles, and thickly-threaded hose fixings. Inside the robust box lid is a sticker to remind you which adapter is which.

There are a few other bits too, including a compression sleeve to clamp the hose onto a bleed port. There are two bleed blocks, to cater to twin-piston callipers. The blocks have 10 and 12mm thick ends, again covering various calliper dimensions, and holes for pad-retaining pins or zip-ties to keep them in place while bleeding.

Finally, the syringe holder is a nifty bit of kit, a 'third hand' to hold a syringe at the bar, fork or frame. It can fit at any angle, freeing you to wrangle the other end without having one syringe dangling, which would likely allow bubbles to escape or cause stress on the couplings.

It holds syringes firmly, can be rotated easily and the rubber fixing strap is thick and strong. Park Tool has, as usual, made some excellent videos to accompany the BKD-1 set.

The instruction video is very clear, but doesn't at the time of writing include the process for non-Bleeding Edge road levers. Fortunately SRAM's own video is very clear, and includes the rather important 'fluid degassing' step, which is easily done with the Park Tool kit.

The adapters all thread snugly with no leaks, and the syringe holder does the job perfectly. The syringe action is smooth, and even exerting quite strong vacuum pressure to draw out bubbles sees no leakage around the plunger. The ergonomic handle makes a one-handed vacuum pull easy to modulate, so you can get things done perfectly.

You need to be careful not to roll the O-rings off the end of the adaptors, as they come off easily and are very, very small. DOT fluid is glycol-based and harsh enough to strip paint off metal, whereas mineral oil is petroleum-based and safe enough to use in cosmetics.

The Park Tool BKD-1 is a very good kit that promises years of use with DOT brakes of almost every kind, but it's arguably not quite as premium as its price suggests: metal and glass syringes and at least a token amount of brake fluid would certainly sweeten the deal.

If you're expecting to make heavy use of your kit and the price works for you, the Park Tool BKD-1 promises great performance, strong manufacturer backup and a certain peace of mind.

For just one or two bikes at home, though, this is overkill. If you're thinking of buying this product using a cashback deal why not use the road. Tell us what the product is for and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it? Hydraulic systems need bleeding to remove any air bubbles and to inject new, clean fluid. Includes two syringes, hoses with shutoff clips, multi-size bleed blocks and a unique attachable syringe mount.

How does the price compare to that of similar products in the market, including ones recently tested on road. Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes, but they'd need to understand they are paying a lot. Whilst the basic functionality is easily matched by kits at a third the price, Park Tool wins back some ground with the syringe holder, included spares and warranty.

That said, the premium is still significant — it's a good kit, then, if poor value. I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, club rides, general fitness riding, mtb, Dutch bike pootling. If you like road. As a subscriber you can read road. The revenue from adverts helps to fund our site. Your subscription will help us to do more. Erm, perhaps that is because your driving brain has filtered out the Welsh instructions first on the sign? Guess who has two thumbs, three wheels, and won't pay attention to any new cycling restriction?

My reason for going mudguardless on a gravel bike is that trails and mudguards don't mix. But I also use my gravel bike for commuting so therefore I judged it against what Galibier says it is. They bill it as a Belgium style hat for deep winter riding.

It is supper sturdy and so easy to setup and put away after your done. The stand is designed with a slight lean to clear the pedals when you spin it. The price is reasonable and it's worth it. Glad I made the right choice with so many stands out there in the market.

It's so stable with a bike mounted. Especially the clamp is very well made. Assembly is a bit tricky because the stand itself is heavy. Overall I'm happy with my decision getting this model. We are committed to delivering outstanding value and service to our customers, every day. Try us today to see why so many of our customers come back again and again. Some exceptions apply. See Shipping for details.

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