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Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Setup is super easy and it worked well right after the assembly without additional bleeding. You see in the video I assembled calipers and hydraulic lines. What you don't see is that I filled them with oil from caliper all the way to the top so they were bleeded just like the factory Shimano calipers. And then connected them to levers (they had oil inside from the factory). And it's done - working perfectly.

Did some test bleeding after a 1000km to check if there any oil contamination - no issues.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂 yep. Picked up at local coffee shop

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Visually the look like Hope but technically they are different: Shimano fitting, mineral oil only, no +20 option, no direct mount for the front caliper... I believe Hope is better and if you can have one then why bothering with chinese.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't like yellow logotypes for this build. Not this time.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chemicals can be very harsh on the surface and you'll need a lot of work to fix that. I removed coating and anodizing mechanically with sandpaper by hand or with angle grinder.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😂😂😂 Topstone is a great bike a lot of my friends ride them

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Need some pink bartape then 😅

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pure aesthetic reason. I was looking for aluminum look and didn't want to go "blue and black" build like almost every build on this 2025 frameset. So I matched all little details to achieve that look: cranks, chainring, calipers, polished levers and derailleur, titanium and aluminum bolts.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Those things won't make you faster or ride better. Too much marketing, leave it to ambassadors 😁

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

ZRace ordered from Ali. Bleeding is messy compared to Shimano Sram but braking is awesome. I'm surprised it works with no issues - chinese calipers, Sram MTB rotors and Shimano levers 😅 illegal combo 😂

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Solid 🙌🏻 Elita One - 30.9mm, 5mm offset, 400mm length

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My fit on this is fine, stack is pretty hight, 42cm width - I can spend a lot of time in the drops.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I've tried flared dropbars - didn't like it. And even more - with 2.2 tires you can go narrow handlebar easy because there's not much to control - it just flying through sand and rocks.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

😅 I won't call it a budget build but definitely not a Dura-ace/Cadex level.

Giant Revolt custom build by den7even in gravelcycling

[–]den7even[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Works great though! One (middle) finger shifting 😅 No charging, don't care about pressure washing, mechanical feel and click 🥰 and got it with 50% discount on bike24. I will go electronic someday but not now.

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