Bleedkit.com Basic Edge Bleed Kit

Topping up an Edge-only bench is a tighter scope than a full SRAM service kit, and the Basic Edge kit is sized to match. The 2017+ SRAM hydraulic family (Code, Level, Guide, G2, the Force AXS / Red AXS road generations, plus the recent Maven family on its mineral-oil side) all share the Bleeding Edge caliper port and skip the older M5-port plumbing entirely. A home mechanic with a single SRAM bike from the Bleeding Edge era does not need both port assemblies, and does not need the workshop's two-block coverage either. The Basic Edge kit ships the funnel, the Edge fitting, and not much else.

What's in the kit

Two 20 ml Becton & Dickinson syringes drive the bleed at the lever and caliper ends. One M5 assembly handles the SRAM lever's funnel thread. One Edge assembly fits the Bleeding Edge caliper port. Spare O-rings round out the box. No bleed block ships in the kit; no fluid ships in the kit. Both are sold separately and chosen per the brake family the kit will service.

Compatibility

The kit is compatible only with the latest SRAM 2017+ hydraulic brakes with a Bleeding Edge bleed port: SRAM Code, Level, Guide, G2, Force AXS, and Red AXS. It does not fit the modern Maven family; Maven takes the 5.0 mm bleed block (which this kit does not include), and the Premium Edge or Workshop SRAM kits are the right call for a Maven workshop. It does not fit the older SRAM hydraulic brakes with an M5 caliper-side bleed port; those need both an M5 lever-side and an M5 caliper-side assembly, which sit in the Workshop SRAM and Basic SRAM kits. It does not fit Avid Elixir / Juicy or the older Formula hydraulics that use the M5 caliper-side port. Fluid follows the standard SRAM split: DOT 5.1 for the Code-family side, SRAM Maxima Mineral Brake Oil for Maven and DB8.

Specs

• Syringes: 2x 20 ml Becton & Dickinson
• Lever-end assembly: 1x M5
• Caliper-end assembly: 1x Edge
• Bleed block: not included
• Fluid: not included
• Made by Bleedkit.com (Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Includes: 2x 20 ml Becton & Dickinson syringes, 1x M5 assembly, 1x Edge assembly, spare O-rings.

Made by Bleedkit, Ljubljana

Bleedkit.com builds per-brake-system kits in Ljubljana, Slovenia and has done so since 2011; distribution through Euro Toolworks is the same path that brings Unior cycling tools to the North American market. Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The Basic Edge kit covers the Bleeding Edge port and stops there; the rest of the SRAM family is in the Workshop SRAM or Basic SRAM box, and the rest of the small-parts kit is on the supplier's shelf the mechanic already buys from.

Pro tip from our mechanics

The Bleeding Edge fitting at the caliper is the part that catches most first-time SRAM bleeders out, because the engagement feels different from a Shimano bleed nipple. The Edge fitting is keyed and seats against an O-ring; the fluid path opens once the assembly is hand-tight against the port, not by backing off a bleed screw. Get the fitting square against the port before pulling on the syringe, and the bleed runs cleanly. Force it off-square and the O-ring will not seat.

Whether the Basic Edge fits your bike, or whether the Premium Edge (with bleed blocks) or the Workshop SRAM (with the older M5 assemblies too) is the better starting point, is laid out in our compatibility guide: Which bleed kit fits Shimano R9300, Ultegra R8270, and SRAM Maven Bronze →