Originally Posted by
Tom Bombadil
Question
I am not as familiar with road bike parts. If I were to use standard road caliper brakes, what flar bar brake levers would be compatible with them? I've seen Shimano 105 flat bar brake levers, they came standard on a Fuji flat bar road bike that I've riden. But would something like Avid SD-7 brake levers work with them?
Also the Shimano Ultegra 6600 caliper brakes use the term 10-speed in their name. I'm assuming that means they are compatible with 10-speed brifters. Is there anything else to this?
The Avid SD7 is the wrong ratio for road calipers. They can be made to work so so by dialing them down to max torque and min cable pull but on long rides your hands will get tired. You would be better to stay with the Flat bar levers or some other brands like Tektro/TRP for Road bike levers.