Originally Posted by jgedwa
Some questions about doing the conversion:
1- I read somewhere that this can be done if the brake posts are 80mm apart. Is there any give on this? I have just a shade more, maybe 85.
2- I cannot use the levers from the old set-up, right? Can they ever be used? Will they work at all?
3- Anything else I may not be anticipating?
I have a decent set of V's ready to bolt on. I have levers too, but I would like to use the old ones if possible.
The thing about post width is an oversimplification, but it is unlikely to be a problem in practice.
You will need to use the new levers, they pull twice as much cable as the traditional ones, and you need that.
Sheldon "V" Brown
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