Pebble
Likes Bikes and Dirt
I brought the same $25 bleed kit, but I use the regular shimano bleeding method...similar to how you would bleed car brakes. Just zip tie a plastic bag to the end of the hose, and keep topping up the resevoir from the top until I'm satisfied with the bleed. (ie press lever, undo bleed nut and do up then let go of lever, cycle until any air is sure to be out of the system)Was investigating Shimano bleed kits and was horrified at the $150+ price. Ended up buying a basic kit, with a bottle of fluid and tube, for $25.
Had a dig in the medicine cabinet and found a syringe that fitted the tube perfectly.
Fashioned an overflow bottle out of a small tupperware container, and with a little care, worked perfectly!!
I think I tried the syringe method once but some air bubbles always seemed to stay near the bottom of the syringe and I didn't like that idea.