Originally Posted by
Fallingwater
I learn now that there is more than one version of BB7. I guess I should have gotten more information....
Yep. There's one version to go with short-pull, canti/caliper compatible levers, another to go with long-pull V-brake levers. Getting the mix wrong may or may not be critical, but it will mess with the expected brake response.
Originally Posted by
Fallingwater
Anyway, mine are these:
Unfortunately I can't ID road/MTB calipers on looks only.
Originally Posted by
Fallingwater
..I'm using them with the levers that came with the original brakes - and yes, the bike is a MTB. I don't have it here with me now so I can't tell you what the levers are, but I do remember they're Shimano, and shaped to fit together with the gearshifters.
Doesn't really say anything. Brifters have been around long enough to be available in both canti/caliper as well as v-brake versions.
If you bike came prepared for disc brakes, and those are the originals brifters, then odds are that they're v-brake levers - which together with road calipers would make braking require more force.
Originally Posted by
Fallingwater
Can I replace just the levers on a system like that?
No. If you insisted, you could run a Travel Agent in reverse though.