Bicycle Mechanics - Brake Booster?

My bike i found does NOT have V-Brake levers, which is just great. :mad:

I remember seeing brake boosters, not siffeners, they went in place of the brake noodle and maximized the cable pull, so you could use any brake lever with v-brakes. The problem is I dont know what the real name is for these things. And i cant seem to find them anywhere online.

If you know what im talkign about, would it be worth it for me to buy them, or jsut find a good set of v-brake levered brakes. I hate that my levers and shifters are all one piece. :(

I found it!!!

Here it is (http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=69&subcategory=1015&brand=&sku=3200&storetype=&estoreid=)

Are they worth it? Maybe ill just buy new shifters

I've seen a similar device. called the travel agent, that does the same thing. Seems like a bargain compared to the price of new brifters.

I found it!!!

Here it is (http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=69&subcategory=1015&brand=&sku=3200&storetype=&estoreid=)

Are they worth it? Maybe ill just buy new shiftersI use them instead of a noodle on my commuter and have never had a problem. Why would you need to buy new shifters?

he said that his brakes and shifters are all in one piece.

integrated shifters and levers make me sad in my pants. :(

The part you show is called a travel agent. While it does allow use of brake levers with less cable pull, the results can be disappointing. I have them on my touring bike, but the levers must be pulled nearly all the way back to the bar in order to get sufficient braking power with V-Brakes.

You can try them. They aren't too expensive, less than new levers and shifters, anyway.

Joferd

he said that his brakes and shifters are all in one piece.

No he didn't



My bike i found does NOT have V-Brake levers, which is just great.

I remember seeing brake boosters, not siffeners, they went in place of the brake noodle and maximized the cable pull, so you could use any brake lever with v-brakes. The problem is I dont know what the real name is for these things. And i cant seem to find them anywhere online.

If you know what im talkign about, would it be worth it for me to buy them, or jsut find a good set of v-brake levered brakes. I hate that my levers and shifters are all one piece.

What does this say then?



I hate that my levers and shifters are all one piece. :(

I think you are confused...

They are all one pice and arent v-brake levers, just to clear that up, I thinkill ust look for new shifters and all that, which really sucks, becuase I liek my shifters, but I could probably get better ones.

:mad: @ one piece

What does this say then?




I think you are confused...I think I was asleep

I think I was asleep

I actually thought it was a hacker being a smart aleck on your s/n, raiyn :D

summitlt, you might want to look at ebay for things like shifters. you can get pretty good prices there on shifters. I wouldn't pay much more then 20 bucks for a pair of used (7-speed?) shifters though.

We use these boosters, travellators, travel agents ... call them what you want on Tandems that use V-brakes with STi shifters. They really work great and allows you to set a decent gap between your brake blocks and rims. There is also a travellator available that works on a leverage principle and not a pulley.

Keep those wheels spinning

Big H

You could find a decent set of used cantilevers to replace the V-Brakes. I bought a set of used LX canti's on Ebay for about $20 including shipping.