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Awesome thanks for the help, will look at the dia compe BMX Brake levers, not a fan of the gold finger so will stay away from them.
Yeah i researched it a bit with the gear lever. I just got confused with my rear gear number and the type of shifter I need. Was just looking for a simple shifter. I have counted 7 gears on the rear.
Planning to run a single chain ring on the front.
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So if the brakes themselves are also Ultegra 600 you won't be able to use current gen Shimano levers due to cable pull ratio differences. Well- you will be able to use them, and the will work, but braking performance would suffer somewhat
Maybe something like the Dia Compe BMX brake levers would suit
RE: down tube shifters- for a cheap-ish upgrade you can also get a thumb mount for the levers- so you can mount down tube shifters on the bar- though you'd also need new cables, making it less cheap ;-)
This will be an awesome bike BTW.