Tektro RL520 levers and in-line levers play well together?
07-20-11, 10:05 PM
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Tektro RL520 levers and in-line levers play well together?
As I understand it, the 520's are long pull for v brakes and in-line levers are short pull......does this work?
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07-21-11, 06:01 AM
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Paul's bartop lever has an interchangeable pivot for just this reason.
But I'm pretty sure you could use normal bartops with V-brakes and not run out of pull. Wouldn't be optimal but would still give you the choice of braking from the tops.
But I'm pretty sure you could use normal bartops with V-brakes and not run out of pull. Wouldn't be optimal but would still give you the choice of braking from the tops.
07-21-11, 06:06 AM
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Paul cross lever. Yes pricey, but made in California and really nice at that.
https://paulcomp.com/crosslever.html
https://paulcomp.com/crosslever.html
07-21-11, 11:04 AM
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Paul cross lever. Yes pricey, but made in California and really nice at that.
https://paulcomp.com/crosslever.html
https://paulcomp.com/crosslever.html
07-21-11, 11:54 AM
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I'm currently working on building up a spare-parts bike with trekking bars and want to have two levers, but will be using V-Brakes. I'm considering several different solutions, including "customizing" some leftover mountain levers to accept a piece of housing instead of a brake cable end, since spending $100+ on a pair of levers would be about a third of my investment in this bike. I wouldn't be against modifying a pair of cheaper inline levers, and I've heard the Tektro RL720 levers pull more cable than needed for Canti/Road brakes, so that might be a possibility.
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Update: Finished the build, ended up finding some RL721's for cheap. After a lot of shimming, I managed to get everything on the bars. The cable pull on the levers isn't actually stopped by their construction; rather, their travel is limited by when the lever strikes the bar, so on an outside curve they could conceivably even pull more cable than a mountain lever. On a flat segment of bar (such as the top of a drop bar), they pull less cable than a mountain lever.
When I first set them up, they were understandably spongy, but after dialing in the brakes/barrel adjusters as close to the rim as possible, the stopping power is excellent for my needs. The top levers are extremely powerful as a result, and catch the rim almost without any pressure.
Verdict: If you're anal about truing rims and adjusting brakes, inline levers will work for you.
(Note: I have not yet adjusted the reach on the top lever, I don't have freakishly large hands as the image would suggest)
When I first set them up, they were understandably spongy, but after dialing in the brakes/barrel adjusters as close to the rim as possible, the stopping power is excellent for my needs. The top levers are extremely powerful as a result, and catch the rim almost without any pressure.
Verdict: If you're anal about truing rims and adjusting brakes, inline levers will work for you.
(Note: I have not yet adjusted the reach on the top lever, I don't have freakishly large hands as the image would suggest)
