Brake bleed prices
The same price for standard bikes, e-bikes and cargo bikes. The slot is the time the mechanic books for the work.
Hydraulic brake bleed, front or rear
30 min slot- Standard bike
- £40.00
- E-bike
- £40.00
- Cargo bike
- £40.00
Air removed from the line to restore lever feel.
Dual hydraulic brake bleed
40 min slot- Standard bike
- £70.00
- E-bike
- £70.00
- Cargo bike
- £70.00
Both brakes flushed with fresh fluid.
The bleed uses the fluid the brake is designed for, mineral oil or DOT, and the two are never mixed.
A part we do not carry is priced before it is fitted, so you approve the cost first.
Individual repairs can be booked for the same day, subject to availability, seven days a week across all 33 London boroughs.
A distance-based call-out fee can apply. It is free under 3 km from your nearest Tyred base and on orders of £150.00 or more, and it is shown before you pay.
Every repair and service price, listed by bike type, is on our prices page.
What a hydraulic brake bleed includes
A single bleed removes air from one line. The dual bleed flushes both brakes with fresh fluid.
- Air removed from the brake line until the lever feels firm
- Fresh fluid of the correct type for the brake, mineral oil or DOT
- Pistons reset and the pads re-centred on the rotor
- Lever reach and bite point checked
- Both brakes tested before the bike is handed back
Not included
- New brake pads. Pads are a separate job, booked on their own or alongside the bleed.
- New rotors, hoses, levers or calipers. If one is needed it is priced before it is fitted.
- Shortening a hose or routing a new one. Mention it when you book and the mechanic confirms the job and price before any work starts.
Signs a brake needs bleeding
Hydraulic brakes lose their feel a little at a time, so the change is easy to miss.
The lever feels spongy
A lever that used to be firm has turned soft, with travel before the pads bite. That is air in the line.
The lever reaches the bar
If you can pull the lever all the way to the grip, the brake is not safe to ride on. Book before the next ride.
Braking fades on long descents
Fluid degrades with heat and age, and DOT fluid also absorbs water. Fading on a long hill is a sign the fluid is due a flush.
The feel changed after transport
A bike stored upside down or on its side can let air into the master cylinder. If the lever feels different afterwards, a bleed puts it right.
New pads, no bite
If fresh pads have not restored the stopping power, the problem is in the fluid, not the pads.
The fluid is older than a year
SRAM recommends a yearly bleed for its DOT brakes, and a yearly flush is a sensible rhythm for a bike ridden through a London winter on any system.
Bled at your door, with the right fluid
Mineral oil or DOT, never mixed.
Brakes are designed for one of two fluids, mineral oil or DOT fluid, and the two are not interchangeable: the wrong one damages the seals. The type is printed on the lever or reservoir cap, and the mechanic checks it before opening the brake and brings the matching bleed kit and fluid.
Each job is priced before you book and tested before the bike is handed back. A worn pad or a scored rotor found during the bleed is pointed out and priced before anything else is fitted.
Booked to fixed in four steps
Describe the problem, pick a slot and the mechanic comes to you.
Create your account
Sign up in under a minute and add your bike details.
Tell us about the brakes
Say which brand of brake the bike has if you know it, and whether one lever or both feel soft.
Book a time slot
Pick a slot that suits you, with same day slots subject to availability, seven days a week.
We come to you
The mechanic bleeds the brake, resets the pads and tests both brakes before handing the bike back.
Frequently asked questions
Also useful
- Brake pad replacement
For a firm lever that still stops late, from £20.00 a brake.
- Why bike brakes squeak, and how to stop it
Contaminated pads, bent rotors and the other causes of a squeal.
- How to adjust bike brakes
Lever reach and pad alignment on rim and disc brakes.
- Bike servicing packages
Essential and Premium include a hydraulic brake fluid check and top-up.
Get the lever feel back.
Book a brake bleed and a mechanic comes to you.