Originally Posted by
Little Darwin
I have seen brakes that work on both, that basically have a method that allows for using either attachment point.
I've seen levers that work with both,but never brakes. Do you remember which model they were?
Originally Posted by
Little Darwin
I can't find a diagram online, but depending on the lever, there might be a way to get your brake levers to work with caliper brakes... not an easy way, but maybe a way.
I can't imagine how. I had a friend do a drop bar conversion where he mixed brifters with V brakes;it worked,sorta,but he had to pull the lever all the way to the bar. I also had a bike come into my clinic where someone had mixed long-pull levers with caliper brakes. I adjusted the brakes as tight as I could(the rim wasn't perfectly true,so there was rubbing),but no matter how hard I pulled the lever,the bike would just slow,not stop. The owner wound up getting the proper levers.
Short-pull levers to long-pull brakes can be fixed with a Problem Solvers pulley,but I can't see how long-pull levers would work with short-pull brakes.
To put a fine point on it,we're talking about brakes here. This is a critical system that should not be cludged. I highly advise the OP to much the levers to the brakes.