Common sense fail

[andy10v]

Kid brought this into work the other day;





Snapped the brake lever and used used araldite to glue it back together, he brought it in to check if the repair was safe.

[s2_bo]

[Christophski]

To be fair to the kid the avid levers aren't cheap on their own! It looks like the kind of thing my brother has done in the past...

[newsh]

Sensible enough to come and check with you!

[s2driveruk]

fail....epic

[Gompa]

I've seen worse bodged! tell him to fork out for some hope's

[martinws]

I had a pair of magura HS33 a few years ago and split a hose after falling off some scafolding but didnt notice and went to pull the brakes and was met by a big squirt of brake fluid and no brakes. Not nice at all. I would not trust this for anymore than getting home. Especially if it bursts and covers your face in fluid!

[Phil Payne]

Good stuff for brakes, this Araldite. Here's an ur-quattro brake proportioning valve: