Touring - Travel Agent VS V-brake booster

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NoReg
10-20-05, 12:27 AM
Anyone seen both of these and have an opinion?

The Boost seems to have nicer machining in the picture I saw, while the TA has a barrel adjust. I realize there is a lever that makes either redundant, and if I see one of those, I may order it.

supcom
10-20-05, 11:24 AM
I use Travel Agents with V-brakes and STI brake levers. They work perfectly well.
cyclintom
10-20-05, 01:37 PM
I've used travel agents on a couple of bikes. I don't personally like them though because they make a funny cable run to the brakes.

The work fine once installed and adjusted.

Thor29
10-20-05, 11:51 PM
The lever in question is the Diacompe 287-V. A much better option, but one that won't work if you want to use "brifters" instead of bar-end or downtube shifters.
NoReg
10-22-05, 12:49 PM
The C+ forum had a thoing on the 287-v levers, seem to be a bunch of unhappy users. And some happy ones. I'm keeping my eye on the thread.