70s and 80s Road Bike Brake Levers
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But if it's the performance and comfort of aero levers you're looking to combine with traditional cable routing, there is a solution. Shimano made 105 non-aero SLR levers for a while. And those are nice. Put them on my Daccordi to make it eligible for L'Eroica:
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Aero and vintage look are kinda mutually exclusive. ![Wink](https://www.bikeforums.net/images/smilies/wink.gif)
But if it's the performance and comfort of aero levers you're looking to combine with traditional cable routing, there is a solution. Shimano made 105 non-aero SLR levers for a while. And those are nice. Put them on my Daccordi to make it eligible for L'Eroica:
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But if it's the performance and comfort of aero levers you're looking to combine with traditional cable routing, there is a solution. Shimano made 105 non-aero SLR levers for a while. And those are nice. Put them on my Daccordi to make it eligible for L'Eroica:
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1111/img_20210725_171528878_2__e5eec554cdde08fd3a8e719991646131c7a5d07b.jpg)
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You bring up a fine point here. My '69 Bottecchia came to me with Aero levers so the "non period correct" look is sort of baked in to my view of the bike and I hate to say, I like the tidiness of it. A lot.
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Aero and vintage look are kinda mutually exclusive. ![Wink](https://www.bikeforums.net/images/smilies/wink.gif)
But if it's the performance and comfort of aero levers you're looking to combine with traditional cable routing, there is a solution. Shimano made 105 non-aero SLR levers for a while. And those are nice. Put them on my Daccordi to make it eligible for L'Eroica:
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1111/img_20210725_171528878_2__e5eec554cdde08fd3a8e719991646131c7a5d07b.jpg)
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But if it's the performance and comfort of aero levers you're looking to combine with traditional cable routing, there is a solution. Shimano made 105 non-aero SLR levers for a while. And those are nice. Put them on my Daccordi to make it eligible for L'Eroica:
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1111/img_20210725_171528878_2__e5eec554cdde08fd3a8e719991646131c7a5d07b.jpg)
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They show up from time to time but are, indeed, super rare.
I try not to destroy the hoods on mine.
FWIW, Shimano also made non-aero 600 tricolor series 6400 brake levers.
I try not to destroy the hoods on mine.
FWIW, Shimano also made non-aero 600 tricolor series 6400 brake levers.
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As much as the levers, I suppose. The hoods are much better quality than the previous generations, but since these levers are rare, the hoods are as well.