Video Summary

Introduction

• The narrator introduces the bike as their “multi-joice spaniel Fat Tire.”
• The narrator mentions that it is one of their favorite bikes but has an issue with the mechanical brakes.

“But I don’t ride it that much and reason being it has one feature that I don’t really like about it and that’s the fact that it has mechanical brakes.”

Upgrading to Hydraulic Brakes

• The narrator plans to switch out the mechanical brakes for hydraulic hybrid brakes.
• By switching out the calipers, they can keep all the other features of the bike intact, including the cabling and the bell.
• The narrator will not demonstrate the process but will provide a link to a video that shows how to switch the calipers.

“So today we’re going to fix that issue. I’m going to end up switching the mechanical brakes out for these Zoom hydraulic hybrid brakes by just switching out the calipers.”

Road Test

• The narrator takes the bike for a road test after upgrading to hydraulic brakes.
• They mention that the new brakes feel better than the mechanical ones and inspire more confidence.
• The upgraded brakes don’t make any noise, which was an issue with the previous brakes.
• The narrator feels a significant improvement in the stopping power and expresses confidence in the upgraded brakes.

“All right, that wasn’t bad at all… you definitely feel better than the mechanical ones… these are definitely an upgrade… you feel a lot more confident with it… got a lot of confidence in these breaks… it really does help out man, it really does.”

Benefits and Cost

• The narrator highlights that the hydraulic brakes provide a better overall experience compared to the mechanical brakes.
• The upgrade was not expensive, costing around 41 bucks through Amazon.

“Is it better than the mechanical system that was on here? Absolutely. Is it an upgrade? Yes, it is, and it wasn’t that expensive either… it cost me like 41 bucks through Amazon.”

Link to Resources

• The narrator shares that they will provide links in the description for the brake system they used and the instructional videos they watched.
• There will be a video demonstrating the process of switching the calipers and another video explaining how to make adjustments to the mechanical part of the brake system.

“I’ll give you a link to this brake system that is in there… I’m also going to give you links to the one that showed me how to do this… and another video that shows me how to make adjustments to the actual mechanical part of this brake system… I’m going to leave you both of those two videos in the description so that you can have everything you need to switch out your mechanical brakes to these hydraulic hybrid brakes.”