Paul Motolite

polybikeuser I've got Paul Cross levers, sorry not with the 31.8mm clamp but I think you'll find this won't solve your cable pull problems, they're normal, i.e. road pull levers and won't give you the extra pull you need for a V brake.

Paul cross levers can be used with v-brakes. See http://www.paulcomp.com/crosslever.html

So the one you've got is 26mm? I could drop handlebar size down to 26mm. Would you be willing to flog it? I'm after one, but a pair would be nice.

If you're using straight handle bars can't you use one of the nicer normal V brake lever like the Paul Love Lever,

Yeah, that's what I was thinking but I want to get some shallow drop and short reach bars to go on my roadrat. The straight bars hurt my hands and shoulders after longer rides. Plus drops look nice.

alternatively would you consider either moustache bars or the On-one Midge bars in which case Dia Compe do a road brake lever that is designed with a longer pull so it'll work with V-brakes,

Yeah, I know about the Dia Compe 287V. It just doesn't look that nice, but I've been told it works well if you get them set up well.

other alternative is to use travel agents (if you don't know them they're a pulley device that amplifies the pull of your brake lever so you can use road levers with V-brakes.

They look like such a bodge. I've also read online thta they increase wear on the brake cables, which can cause them to break. Not good.

If you haven’t already bought the Motolites (I’ve got a pair to and they are fab) would you consider going with canti-brakes instead? They’ll fit on the bosses you’ve got on the frame and forks, will work with normal pull levers and you can get canti-bridges that fit round your fork steerer at the front and are built into a seat collar at the back. With a bit of care you can get decent braking out of the better canti-brakes (Paul Neo Retros, Spooky Brakes or SRP Mr. Grumpys, at the cheaper end of the scale Radius do a set of canti’s that take V-brake type pads that massively simplify setting your brakes up – think on-one had these on their website branded as on-one brakes, not trying to palm these off on you but think I might have a spare set somewhere, think I paid £30 for them so if I can find them and you wanted them we could talk, be warned they’re not nearly as nice as the Pauls, are though relatively easy to set up). Of course you might not like canti-brakes in which case ignore the last paragraph.

Yeah the problem is that I've got no spacers no my fork steerer so no room for the cable hanger. Bit of a pain.

polybikeuser Reason for the spare set of Radiuses was that originally was going to fit them to a tourer I built up for my brother, but I built this up with Campagnolo bits instead, which conveniently reminds me eeehhhh the answer to your problem might well be to go with a set of Campagnolo's newish V-brakes, they're designed to work with normal pull brakes and while not as lovely and exotic as the Motolites are nicely finished and in my experience work pretty well to.

I came across those too a little while ago on my internet travels and I could not find them for sale anywhere. If you find 'em I'd be very pleased.