FarHorizon

I'm about to create a "Frankenbike." I've got a Kona Unit with Tektro mechanical discs. I want to mount a different stem & a pair of road bars on the bike. This means I'll need road levers (unless I want the levers on the flats of the road bars, and I don't). So my question is: Can ANY road lever be used with the Tektro discs, or do I need a special lever with more cable pull? If the latter, what makes/models do you recommend?

Thanks kindly - FarHorizon

cobba

Assuming that your mechanical disc brakes are the long pull 'mountain' versions and are not the short pull 'road' versions.

Tektro RL520: https://www.tektro.com/_english/01_pr...rt=2&fid=9TEMS
or
Cane Creek Drop V: https://www.canecreek.com/products/br...s/brake-levers

Bezalel

If you don't have the "R" version of brakes the following will work: Tektro RL520, Dia-Compe 287V and Cane Creek Drop V. I'm not sure how well "New Super SLR" and "SLR EV" would work.

fietsbob

KONAWORLD I note it is in fact a mountain bike , getting a drop bar conversion.. as above or buy a pair of "Travel Agents"..
to use other than the 2 V pull road levers.

FarHorizon

I just got some Tektro RL520's per y'all's excellent recommendations. They work fine BUT I need new cables. The old ones aren't long enough to reach the new levers. (no surprise there). I also forgot & wrapped the bars prior to nesting the cable housing to the bars. (Homer Simpson slap to forehead - DOH!). But other than the needed rewrap, it's coming along fine. Thanks again kindly for the recommendations. My next project will be a tire swap. This bike came with 29" knobies, but I'll be riding pavement only. I've scooped up some Continental Retro-Ride 700c x 2" tires that should suffice. So my question is: Can I use the same tube with the 2" (700c) tires that was used with the 2.2" (29") knobies? Thanks in advance.