Drop bars, v-brakes, ad aero brake levers?
03-27-05, 06:28 PM
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Drop bars, v-brakes, ad aero brake levers?
I want to put something that looks and works like a standard road brake lever on a bike with v-brakes. Anyone have any recommendations? I've heard standard levers don't have enough cable pull for these brakes. Is there some cyclocross lever or something that will work?
03-27-05, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by notfred
I want to put something that looks and works like a standard road brake lever on a bike with v-brakes. Anyone have any recommendations? I've heard standard levers don't have enough cable pull for these brakes. Is there some cyclocross lever or something that will work?
03-27-05, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sydney
Diacompe makes a road areo lever that works with V brakes. Model 287-V
03-27-05, 11:49 PM
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My LBS swapped out the v-brakes on my hybrid with cantilever brakes when I converted to dropped bars with Ultegra shift-levers. They seem to work as well as the v-brake.
