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09-04-20, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Shp4man

It is possible to modify drop bar brakes to work on a upright bar. You need a big Cresent wrench or similar with a hole in the end to use as a lever, and carefully bend the levers.
These were drop bar bakes:

Thanks for the brake lever tip Shp4man .
Thats very innovative!
For a budget build that's will save the cost of new levers. I probably have 7 or 8 sets of similar levers in parts bin.

Last edited by cooperryder; 09-04-20 at 06:45 AM.

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