Originally Posted by Rowan
+1 for what RetroGrouch said. A travel agent has transformed the front brake on a friend's bike. No need for new levers or bar-end/downtube shifters.
I'll throw another "me too" onto the fire.
I have this setup on 2 bikes... one of which had travel agents installed from the beginning, while I added them after the fact on the other. They made a
huge improvement, and haven't caused even a hint of trouble.