Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Brakes makin' me go, "huh?"

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cierrecart
08-05-07, 11:56 PM
So I finally figured out that the old center pull MTB levers I was trying to put on some mustache bars would neither fit the bars without modification, nor do they pull the v-brakes I'm using enough to satisfy my concerns. What levers do I use?

Will these inline levers from Performance work?
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/Profile.cfm?SKU=23418&item=50-6753&slitrk=search&slisearch=true

http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/250/50-6753-BLK-TOP.jpg

Obviously they will work with the bars okay, but will they pull v-brakes okay?

crushkilldstroy
08-06-07, 12:36 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure those only work with cantilevers and road calipers.
doomkin
08-06-07, 01:10 AM
yeah... v brakes be funny. i'm racking my mind for an answer... but all the bikes i'm visualizing with v brakes have brifters.

Aldone
08-06-07, 01:12 AM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure those only work with cantilevers and road calipers.

+1 Those levers don't work with Vbrakes
cierrecart
08-06-07, 01:30 AM
Yeah, I kinda figured that. Oh well.....I think I'll just pick up a pair of mtb levers and take the carbide bur to them. I've done it before and it works fine. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.
Retem
08-06-07, 02:40 AM
use standard road levers and get a brake booster best solution for you situation
Psydotek
08-06-07, 07:07 AM
You can use Travel Agents to make V-brakes compatible with road levers:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=&sku=12761&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Show%20All%20Products

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=&subcategory=&brand=&sku=3200&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Show%20All%20Products

I bought a used CX bike that came with V-brakes and road levers but i ended up just swapping to cantilevers (Avid Shorty 4 brakes).
fatbat
08-06-07, 09:28 AM
Yeah, I kinda figured that. Oh well.....I think I'll just pick up a pair of mtb levers and take the carbide bur to them. I've done it before and it works fine. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something.

This is probably the best solution. Travel agents are something of a pain.
baxtefer
08-06-07, 11:31 AM
You want Diacompe 287-V levers
They're the only road lever that works properly with V-brakes.

Or use travel agents.
or a different bar w/ MTB Vbrake levers
cierrecart
08-06-07, 02:58 PM
This is probably the best solution. Travel agents are something of a pain.


It worked great. This
http://www.performancebike.com/product_images/500/50-1943-BLK-TOP.jpg

plus this:
http://www.planetools.com/Images/WEB_IMAGES-UNIBIT.jpg

= this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v76/undertheradar/singlespeed/DSC_1857.jpg


and they slid on just fine. :)


Thanks for all the help.