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What is the fundamental difference between "long pull" and "short pull" brake levers?
I've been helping to fix and tear down bikes lately and I've had to try to learn to make the distinction between short pull and long pull brake levers.
Besides the obvious "one pulls longer than the other" what's the easiest way I can distinguish between the two types, particularly when they are off of the bike? I haven't been able to find a solid answer yet unfortunately.
I have noticed that one type over the other more often has a spring to pull the brake lever back, where the other relies on the spring action of the brake itself. But that's just a casual observation, and not true all of the time.