Thread: Will I notice a difference? Shimano R560 vs. BR-5700
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Old 01-20-12 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
What brake levers does your bike have? The cable pull changed between 5600/6600/7800 series and 5700/6700/7900 series levers, and I believe the brakes change correspondingly. I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that 5700 brakes shouldn't be used with 5600 levers.
All that the specs say is "Shimano 105 STI"

My chain is the 5701 chain so am I to assume that the components are all 5700 series?

Is there a way to determine from the levers themselves what series they are?
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