You are reading a single comment by @gbj_tester and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@gbj_tester
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lever
If you have too much cable pull, that means the force must be less at the other end, i.e. less pressure on the brake pads for a given lever force. This is a bad thing, because it reduces the amount of retardation force you can generate from the brake.
There are specific flat bar levers with leverage ratios matched to road brake callipers, e.g. BL-R550
http://www.cyclesurgery.com/pws/UniqueProductKey.ice?ProductID=K310BXX