Originally Posted by
Barchettaman
Thanks all for the options.
My first port of call will be a cable and housing upgrade. I have Jagwire cables and housing on the broken bike so will swap those in, assuming the front is long enough.
I wondered if an upgrade to hydro would be a future option but I will see what the braking is like once they’ve had a little love.
at the moment the levers are super stifff and modulation isn’t great, but they do stop the bike. It’s just unpleasant.
Before swapping the cables, loosen the cables on the new bike and check that the levers themselves move freely, otherwise you'll want to swap the levers as well. Sometimes the lever return spring (pioneered on Shimano SLR(?), reduces cable friction) is broken. I personally don't like riveted pivots on levers, I prefer a bolt with nylock stopnut, so I can torque to where it just binds, then back off just a tad, so moves freely but without a lot of lateral play. Plus, able to service return spring and bushing.