Originally Posted by
kross57
Personally, I would not own a bike without safety levers. I love them, and have no problem with them. Several of my bikes have hooded levers. The hoods that come with an opening for the safety levers make life easier, but it's not difficult to cut a small hole in any hood.
There should be a spring inside that safety lever, behind the screw that holds it in place. You can also space things with washers. Mine never rattle, and hers shouldn't. Pics of her setup would help.
Here’s a pic pre-tape, when we first brought it home.
I’ve been able to take off that little black plastic cap that should be covering a large screw that connects the suicide lever to the main brake lever, only to find underneath was a flat surface (same as you can see on the outside of the brakes, the little circle). I didn’t want to mess around with it and remove it... but it does make me wonder how I would remove and reinstall it once hoods are put on.