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Hi all

I just picked up a nice 1983 Trek 501. It only has brake levers on the drop bars and I'd like to add a set of upper levers for casual riding. I'm looking for a bit of advice from you all.

I have an old Peugeot that's unrideable (bent fork), but it has a set of safety brakes. I asked the guy at my local bike shop if he'd take the levers from the Peugeot and put them on the Trek, but he advised against it, saying that you lose a good chunk of braking power at the hinge and will never really get great results. I used to ride that bike all the time and never had issues with these brakes. What do you all think?

The bike shop is also out of stock on new brake levers. He said I could order a set online and he would install them for me. If I opt not to swap the levers from the old Peugeot can someone recommend me a good set of levers that I can order online?

(I'd post pics of both sets of levers but the forum doesn't allow me since I don't have 10 posts yet)

Thanks!