Paul Comp E-Levers

They said it couldn't happen, but it has!

The bootiful Paul Comp swag has arrived - grab it here.

woohoo! did you get the other goody as well? fingers crossed mine is here soon.

Nice one Paul, been waiting for those to show up... :D

(to DogsBalls)

Na - you got the last one...even though I ordered mine 3 months ago!

Ooh, those levers look nice. Is there any way to pick one up tonight on the way home from work if I pay now on PayPal?

Only if you happen to live in Bath..!

Otherwise, I can send out tomorrow by 1st class recorded...

Sorry, I needed one ASAP to get back on the road. Have looked at the rest of your store though and I imagine it's only a matter of time before I cave in and get something shiny.

I thought I'd bring this old thread back to give a quick review of the Paul lever.

I bought one on a whim last week after my old trusty Goldfinger got knackered. £35 in BLB - expensive but I'd just been paid and felt richer than I actually was... In a moment of weakness I was seduced by the simple curvaceous aesthetics, and of course the etched-in playing-card symbols...

The first thing I noticed when I got it home was that it doesn't have a hinged clamp, so I had to untape my bars to put it on! Very annoying. However, once on it felt reasonably sturdy. It has a thinner clamp than the Goldfinger, meaning you can ride with your hand closer to the stem, which suits me nicely. I went out for a test spin and noticed a slight rattle from the lever - but then I realised this was because I hadn't tightened the barrel which tensions the cable. This worked well and seemed nicely engineered.

So, with everything dialled in properly it worked fine - pretty much the least you'd expect from a brake lever. The nicely CNC'd shape - curved for one finger - fits my shapely fingers well (I should have been a pianist, or perhaps a hand model...!) All in all, it's a solid bit of kit, but no better than the Goldfinger in terms of functionality. But then that wasn't why I bought it, was it?!

In summary... if I was faced with the same choice again, I'd get a Goldfinger and put the £20 difference towards something else (e.g. rent!) - but if you have your wages burning a hole in your pocket and you don't mind the lack of a hinged clamp, it's a perfectly decent choice.

Thumbsup!

£35 for a Goldfinger in BLB?! I bought mine for £9 about a year ago and a mate bought one the other week for £15 but £35!!!? They've well put their prices up

^^^

No, the Goldfinger's £15. The Paul lever's £35.

Aaah

Pretty much the same review from my own experience.

Nice solid lever - pity the clamp isn't hinged but no real trouble to get it on - expensive (but nothing you couldn't afford by staying out of the pub for a couple of nights) - very very nicely machined, about the best quality lever I have bought - works flawlessly (as all levers should!), nice reach, little much to go wrong on it and being built so well I expect it to last for a few hundred years at least.

Very nice :)

ditto from me. £35 from BLB and had loads of trouble getting my grips off.

I have tried the search and the powers of google but they will not oblige...... and I do not have vernier calipers...... so, has anyone used paul comp with a nitto track bar - if so will the 23.8 clamp size fit them, the compatibility diagram on paul comp website does not indicate anything for track bars.

Thank you