cruiserkb

Hello all,

I am looking to see if anyone knows of a hyd brake lever that can be mounted verticaly and not have pressure issues. I am having a custom handcycle built, I know not a mountain bike but you folks use these more. I am mounting disks to all 3 wheels, yes I said 3. I have some grip issues and mounting the levers in such a fashon would alow me to lean forward and push on the lever the best. The lever would be pointing stait up. All of the hyd lines will be internaly run solid lines. One lever will operate bowth of the rear brakes, that is why we are going hyraulic instead of cable to acount for the balencing issues. Any information would be helpfull. Thanks.

jimc101

Would look for one where the reservoir will still be at an angle when pointed vertical, otherwise you could experience issues with performance. From experience, this would discount all Avids, most Shimano's, and probably most others on the market, something to look at would be the TRP HR/RD https://www.trpbrakes.com/category.ph...d=206&subcat=0 as you can use a regular (non-hydraulic) brake lever, as the reservior is located on the caliper.

cruiserkb

Thanks for the help. I looked at them and one might work on the front brake. The rear is a different story. using a cable will be dificult to ballence the pressure at each of the two rear weels. Dont want to hit the lever and suddenly make a sharp turn and end up in the barrier or out in traffic. I will keep looking.

Raging_Bulls

I know from experience that the Formula RX and R1 brakes can be mounted and used any way you want. (no real reservoir)

That being said, they're not the easiest to bleed and I don't know if their master cylinder displaces enough oil to control 2 calipers. It might feel spongy. as if you were controlling V-brakes with a cantilever brake lever.

cobba

Magura Big can used with 2 brake calipers.

https://www.magura.com/en/controls/pr...hydraulic.html

https://pedicabshop.com/blog/perfect-...gura-twin.html

Here's a photo of it setup on a trike.