V-brake drop levers & calipers
09-29-17, 01:31 PM
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V-brake drop levers & calipers
Tektro 520 linear pull levers
Avid Single Digit 5 brakes
$26 shipped to the US.
Avid Single Digit 5 brakes
$26 shipped to the US.
09-29-17, 02:03 PM
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I'll take these if the brake pads are still usable.
PM me with your paypal email address and I'll send over payment tomorrow.
PM me with your paypal email address and I'll send over payment tomorrow.
10-02-17, 11:24 PM
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Edit: Attn: Aubergine
I use those levers with my dual pivots on two bikes and '80s Shimano OEM cantis. Best braking I have ever had.
I did it originally with some no-name levers I picked up used, not realizing they were V-brake,just liking the huge hoods for serious fix gear mountain climbing. Early on, I rode up, then down McKenzie Pass from Sisters, OR. On the way down I came into a blind corner very hot and realized it was both steeper and tighter than anything I had seen. Grabbed a handful! Bike slowed very fast with no lockup and both wheels feeling planted. Made the corner easily. I've been sold ever since. My Peter Mooney, with its V-brake levers and cantis, is the best stopping bike I have ever owned.
I have far better, more predictable braking on every bike I have removed the traditional levers (mostly modern era Tektros) with those Tektro V-brake levers pictured here.
One caveat. You need big, decently strong hands. If you brake largely from the hoods, you may feel you do not have enough power. If you ride like me and stick to the drops when it matters, my setups are wonderfu;l.
Ben
I use those levers with my dual pivots on two bikes and '80s Shimano OEM cantis. Best braking I have ever had.
I did it originally with some no-name levers I picked up used, not realizing they were V-brake,just liking the huge hoods for serious fix gear mountain climbing. Early on, I rode up, then down McKenzie Pass from Sisters, OR. On the way down I came into a blind corner very hot and realized it was both steeper and tighter than anything I had seen. Grabbed a handful! Bike slowed very fast with no lockup and both wheels feeling planted. Made the corner easily. I've been sold ever since. My Peter Mooney, with its V-brake levers and cantis, is the best stopping bike I have ever owned.
I have far better, more predictable braking on every bike I have removed the traditional levers (mostly modern era Tektros) with those Tektro V-brake levers pictured here.
One caveat. You need big, decently strong hands. If you brake largely from the hoods, you may feel you do not have enough power. If you ride like me and stick to the drops when it matters, my setups are wonderfu;l.
Ben
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Edit: Attn: Aubergine
I use those levers with my dual pivots on two bikes and '80s Shimano OEM cantis. Best braking I have ever had.
I did it originally with some no-name levers I picked up used, not realizing they were V-brake,just liking the huge hoods for serious fix gear mountain climbing. Early on, I rode up, then down McKenzie Pass from Sisters, OR. On the way down I came into a blind corner very hot and realized it was both steeper and tighter than anything I had seen. Grabbed a handful! Bike slowed very fast with no lockup and both wheels feeling planted. Made the corner easily. I've been sold ever since. My Peter Mooney, with its V-brake levers and cantis, is the best stopping bike I have ever owned.
I have far better, more predictable braking on every bike I have removed the traditional levers (mostly modern era Tektros) with those Tektro V-brake levers pictured here.
One caveat. You need big, decently strong hands. If you brake largely from the hoods, you may feel you do not have enough power. If you ride like me and stick to the drops when it matters, my setups are wonderfu;l.
Ben
I use those levers with my dual pivots on two bikes and '80s Shimano OEM cantis. Best braking I have ever had.
I did it originally with some no-name levers I picked up used, not realizing they were V-brake,just liking the huge hoods for serious fix gear mountain climbing. Early on, I rode up, then down McKenzie Pass from Sisters, OR. On the way down I came into a blind corner very hot and realized it was both steeper and tighter than anything I had seen. Grabbed a handful! Bike slowed very fast with no lockup and both wheels feeling planted. Made the corner easily. I've been sold ever since. My Peter Mooney, with its V-brake levers and cantis, is the best stopping bike I have ever owned.
I have far better, more predictable braking on every bike I have removed the traditional levers (mostly modern era Tektros) with those Tektro V-brake levers pictured here.
One caveat. You need big, decently strong hands. If you brake largely from the hoods, you may feel you do not have enough power. If you ride like me and stick to the drops when it matters, my setups are wonderfu;l.
Ben
