Caliper brakes (not v etc) - flat bar - which lever?

Posted on Wed 24th, June 2009

• #1

skinnygav

Hi,

at present i'm a bit lost as to which levers to get for my brake calipers...

if i have flat bars with conventional pivot calipers which levers are best to use?

is it just a case of using bmx oriented ones or will ones designed for v brakes work just as well?

thanks

skinnygav
• #2

deleted

Try searching using the words brake and lever.

See what happens???
• #3

andy.w

Use the search

type in brakes you only have two wishes left.
• #4

skinnygav

well i do try to always use the search feature but most of the threads just have replys that consist of flaming...
• #5

TheBrick(Tommy)

Any short pull lever.

i.e NOT a v brake lever

BMX levers are short pull as are traditional cantilevers, as are one used on side pulls e.t.c
• #6

Greasy_Slag

Tommy he speaks sense
• #7

Dutch_Cheese
A couple of brake levers will do both:
- V-style brakes
  -calipers and canti's
You can hang the cable nipple in 2 different positions.
• #8

gbj_tester

http://www.google.co.uk/products?q=%22BL-R550%22+OR+%22BL-R770%22&hl=en&output=nojs&price1=&price2=30.00&lnk=prsugg
• #9

_Zed_

well i do try to always use the search feature but most of the threads just have replys that consist of flaming...

you will get flamed if you don't use the frikkin search...
• #10

ile

bmx levers like dirty harry will do great :-)

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