Front brakes
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Front brakes
I am interested in running a front brake on my KHS flite 100 my problem though is that I don't want to have one aero lever on one side and none of the other, so a BMX, MTB or Cyclorcross lever for bartop mounting will have to do the trick. My problem is this, I plan on getting Nitto B123 track drops, with the Nitto 58 deg. drop stem. Recommend me some BMX/MTB/CX brake levers that will fit the 25.4mm bar size of the nitto please =)
and, if none will fit the nitto's, then recommend me a bar/stem combo that looks like the nitto setup and a BMX/MTB/CX brake lever please =) thanks.
and, if none will fit the nitto's, then recommend me a bar/stem combo that looks like the nitto setup and a BMX/MTB/CX brake lever please =) thanks.
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Gotta a snafu 2 finger cyclocross jobbie to a Shimano Sora. Mounted this to Profile bullhorns.
Only bad thing is when I go full aero at speed I don't have a brake at hand.
But conversely I find that it forces me to rely on the brakes less and on anticipating traffic better especially at speed.
Only bad thing is when I go full aero at speed I don't have a brake at hand.
But conversely I find that it forces me to rely on the brakes less and on anticipating traffic better especially at speed.
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I really like the goldfinger...does this fit the 25.4mm bar size? only ones I could find were ones that would ONLY(explicitly stated by numerous online shops) fit 7/8(22.2mm) bars. Also, if the gold finger does fit 25.4, is the 1 finger lever any more difficult to operate in terms of leverage on the caliper? Don't want to suddenly have my finger fail on me with a super short lever with no leverage =P
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upon further inspection I think either the Diatech tech 99 levvers or the SNAFU U/L Brake Levers will be perfect, they both fit the 25.4mm(1inch) bars and they are pretty cheap to boot. I think I like the look of the SNAFU more since it's a little more minimalist, thanks for the suggestions =)
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how does it corner?

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Why not just use an emergency brake?
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/72292-emergency-brake.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespeed-fixed-gear/72292-emergency-brake.html
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Ride it, don't fondle it!
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Originally Posted by KrazieF00
I am interested in running a front brake on my KHS flite 100 my problem though is that I don't want to have one aero lever on one side and none of the other
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Any cyclocross lever with a 24mm clamp diameter works fine on the Nitto track bars. I've got a Tektro RX 2.0 on my B123's.
Check this thread for more info:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ghlight=24.0mm
Check this thread for more info:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ghlight=24.0mm




