I see many fixed gear bikes with small brake levers. What are those levels called and who makes them? I want to make sure I buy levels that will properly mount to road bars.
thanks

Im pretty sure the small brake levers people put on there bikes are bmx brake levers. I of course, could be 100% wrong.

a lot of people run cyclocross style in-line levers. most shops should carry them. the best selection i think i've found is at www.cyclocrossworld.com.

Cross levers.

those are interuptor levers designed for cyclocross. paul makes expensive ones, and pyramid and tektro make cheap ones. lbs or google "cyclocross levers." they are designed for road bars, or both the fat and skinny kind.

in my humble (probably minority) opinion, those things suck as a primary brake on a fixed gear. when going fast, you are probably not on the flats. when you are on the flats, you aren't going fast enough to need the brake. go for a set of road levers. if you take it to the track, just swap the bars and pull the brake.

Thanks, those are the levers I was looking for.

you make a good point, but on the other hand, biking in an urban environment might call for both the more upright posture of hands-on-flats as well as the need for quick access to a brake lever. so it could go either way.

yeah, but for urban environments, I really prefer bullhorn over all else.

how fugly would it be to have a fixed gear with road and inline levers? maybe all hooked up to one brake alla fgg?

Since I consider my front brake "for emergency use only" I think cyclocross lever perfect for the job

Tektro has some in-line levers that work well and are designed for road bars.

Enjoy

i think salsa does too

Go here https://www.danscomp.com/ and selecet "Bike Parts | Brake Levers" from the menu on the left for a selection.

Just to clarify, what's the diameter of your typical drop bars?

26mm at the clamp. track bars are often 25.4. oversize are 31.8 and there may be others. the nice thing about a lot of cross levers is that they have a hinge and they clamp on so with a long enough allen bolt they'll fit all three.

Cool, I ordered the hinged Tektro's. I appreciate everyones input. Thanks.

hey pathdoc- good to find a neighbor here

Thanks, Do you ride with any of the PBA groups? Do you ride at the Superdrome? I'll be there for the first time this Friday.

Yes they do and they are dope they come in 26.0 and 31.8mm