Basic Bleed Kit for SRAM Mineral Oil Brakes (Maven, Motive, DB8)
Basic Bleed Kit for SRAM Mineral Oil Brakes (Maven, Motive, DB8)
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DESCRIPTION
Read this before the description - Updated on 22 June 2026
A couple of months ago, we delisted this product after a customer brought an issue to our attention.
The issue is with the 2-part syringes supplied with these kits. They have fairly high friction, which makes the bleed process more difficult than it should be. In practice, this means you need to push one syringe while pulling the other at the same time.
The lower sealing area of the plunger can also introduce small air bubbles into the fluid. In our experience, this can be managed by keeping the syringes vertical throughout the bleed process, allowing any bubbles to rise to the top of the syringe rather than being pushed into the brake system.
You can still use this bleed kit to get a high quality bleed, but the user experience is not up to the standard.
We've had repeated requests to bring this kit back, so we've decided to relist it for now, despite the current syringes being less than ideal. The proper fix is for us to source different 3-part syringes that are compatible with mineral oil, which has turned out to be more difficult than expected.
If you purchase this bleed kit, we'll automatically send you a set of replacement syringes once we've sourced the new version. We're aiming to have these available by the end of August, but we can't guarantee that timeline.
Normal product description
Getting shops to bleed your brakes can be bloody expensive. Some shops charge $70 per end, and when you get the bike back the lever often isn't set up how you like it. And don't even get us started about the wait times for servicing over summer 😅
Solve all of that by bleeding your own brakes. It's pretty easy to pick up and, once you've learned, a full bleed takes about an hour for both ends and costs sod all - just the cost of fluid. You'll also be able to do it when you need to - we've saved a lot of rides by bleeding our brakes at the last minute.
Here's a kit that we've made for bleeding SRAM mineral-oil based brakes. We've selected components that are all Mineral Oil compatible and will last well. During our research, we were horrified that some kits didn't didn't use mineral-oil compatible tubing, including a notable local brand. Non-compatible tubing swells after months and will only do limited bleeds before splitting.
Kit includes:
- 2x 24mL 2-part syringes with Mineral oil compatible plungers
- 1x Torx T10 wrench
The fitting options are:
- 2x Threaded: For SRAM DB8 brakes
- 1x Threaded + 1x Bleeding Edge (large): For SRAM Maven & Motive brakes
- 2x Threaded + 1x Bleeding Edge (large): For all SRAM Mineral Oil brakes
Other notes
- You will also need a bleed block to perform the service
- You can also add mineral oil if you need some. We sell a red coloured mineral oil which can be used with SRAM mineral oil brakes. From a chemical perspective, our fluid is compatible and won't cause seal swelling (which is the concern of off-brand fluids).
- The large bleeding edge fitting for SRAM mineral oil brakes is different to the original bleeding edge fitting, which is used for SRAM DOT 5.1 brakes.
- The bleeding edge (large) fitting only works on bleeding edge brakes and does not work for reverb bleeds
EXTRA INFO
Read this before the description - Updated on 22 June 2026
A couple of months ago, we delisted this product after a customer brought an issue to our attention.
The issue is with the 2-part syringes supplied with these kits. They have fairly high friction, which makes the bleed process more difficult than it should be. In practice, this means you need to push one syringe while pulling the other at the same time.
The lower sealing area of the plunger can also introduce small air bubbles into the fluid. In our experience, this can be managed by keeping the syringes vertical throughout the bleed process, allowing any bubbles to rise to the top of the syringe rather than being pushed into the brake system.
You can still use this bleed kit to get a high quality bleed, but the user experience is not up to the standard.
We've had repeated requests to bring this kit back, so we've decided to relist it for now, despite the current syringes being less than ideal. The proper fix is for us to source different 3-part syringes that are compatible with mineral oil, which has turned out to be more difficult than expected.
If you purchase this bleed kit, we'll automatically send you a set of replacement syringes once we've sourced the new version. We're aiming to have these available by the end of August, but we can't guarantee that timeline.
Normal product description
Getting shops to bleed your brakes can be bloody expensive. Some shops charge $70 per end, and when you get the bike back the lever often isn't set up how you like it. And don't even get us started about the wait times for servicing over summer 😅
Solve all of that by bleeding your own brakes. It's pretty easy to pick up and, once you've learned, a full bleed takes about an hour for both ends and costs sod all - just the cost of fluid. You'll also be able to do it when you need to - we've saved a lot of rides by bleeding our brakes at the last minute.
Here's a kit that we've made for bleeding SRAM mineral-oil based brakes. We've selected components that are all Mineral Oil compatible and will last well. During our research, we were horrified that some kits didn't didn't use mineral-oil compatible tubing, including a notable local brand. Non-compatible tubing swells after months and will only do limited bleeds before splitting.
Kit includes:
- 2x 24mL 2-part syringes with Mineral oil compatible plungers
- 1x Torx T10 wrench
The fitting options are:
- 2x Threaded: For SRAM DB8 brakes
- 1x Threaded + 1x Bleeding Edge (large): For SRAM Maven & Motive brakes
- 2x Threaded + 1x Bleeding Edge (large): For all SRAM Mineral Oil brakes
Other notes
- You will also need a bleed block to perform the service
- You can also add mineral oil if you need some. We sell a red coloured mineral oil which can be used with SRAM mineral oil brakes. From a chemical perspective, our fluid is compatible and won't cause seal swelling (which is the concern of off-brand fluids).
- The large bleeding edge fitting for SRAM mineral oil brakes is different to the original bleeding edge fitting, which is used for SRAM DOT 5.1 brakes.
- The bleeding edge (large) fitting only works on bleeding edge brakes and does not work for reverb bleeds
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