dirty harry lever won't fit!
 

I just got a dirty harry lever bmx lever, but it won't fit. I am trying to fit it onto some nitto drops, but having no luck. I have seen other other people riding with one. So did they modify it to fit, like maybe trying to file it down? I thought i would ask before i start to butcher it and some has a better idea than filing it. Anyone else running one with nitto drops too?

cheers!

It's made for BMX bars, which are 22.2 mm diameter, slightly smaller than the running length on Nitto bars. Nitto's are a road standard dimension, so regular road levers (or any lever sized for road bars) will work. I haven't seen a Dirty Harry in a road size, but you can get Goldfingers in both sizes (actually in 22.2 and then a 26.0 version with shims supplied to fit the Nitto). The Goldfingers are very hard to find in the larger size, for some unknown reason. I have an extra couple levers if you want to buy a pair and trade off the other one to someone else; PM me if you're interested.

By the way, this is the same problem with Paul levers. An option to consider (not quite as short as the Dirty Harry) is a cyclocross top-bar lever -- everyone makes them and they work well. They actually have better leverage with regular dual-pivot road brakes.

I used a 15/16" reamer.

yep. bmx levers rule.

Not in my experience. The Tektro rx-2 was definitely showing signs of pulling more cable than a road caliper needs. You have to wrestle it like godzilla to get stopping power. My shiny new BMX lever is much better.