Bleeding hydraulic brakes used to take me an hour, now it's 15 minutes

I used to do the whole syringe-and-hose dance with mineral oil and it always ended up with air bubbles and a mess on my shop floor in Portland. Switched to a pressure bleeder kit last spring after three failed bleeds on the same commuter bike, and honestly the difference is night and day. Anyone else hold out on buying nicer bleed tools way longer than they should have?

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fiona_johnson822mo ago

Nah, a proper bleed just takes patience, not fancy tools, and I do fine with a hose and a jar.

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