Old 02-14-08, 12:21 AM
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This is a bad idea.

Originally Posted by j0e_bik3
my tektro finger lever looks very much like the pauls you show, so I'd try it, and see how the brakes feel, you'll know right away if it stops like a bar of soap on a steep hill, in which case, don't run that lever and that brake.
You are under the bizarre impression that "looks somewhat similar" is equivalent to "has identical mechanical advantage." This has little to do with reality.

In any case, I've heard more than once from people running a long-pull lever with cantis that, "It stops great!" I have been able to conclude only that these people don't know how well a correctly set-up and adjusted brake should work. Please don't be advising others to mix and match long and short-pull levers and brakes, even if it "works" for you. It's not a good idea.
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