Fitting MTB disc brake levers to road bars

Yo. Building my winter bike which is an old Plug frame built as a fixed CX bike. I've swapped out the fork for a On-One Pomptamine disc one, and would have slapped on an old Shimano Deore hydraulic disc brake offa an old MTB but for the fact there was no way it was going to fit the designated pursuit bars. Very cheap alloy bars from Velosolo, but wondering if I took the plunge on some Nitto bars if the lever would fit?

So any pursuit bars that would take a MTB brake, is there a difference in standard sizes? Or am I limited to MTB risers?

I'm also thinking if it fits I'll struggle to get it over the bends anyway. Sudden fantasy about fitting it as a TT fang style lever.

Yours,

Confused in Cheltenham

Thinking an hydraulic brake lever might not work vertical and pointed up. Fantasy quashed.

Ok I'm a dork, looked it up, will now search for MTB pursuit bars

Some hydraulic systems don't mind being inverted; others do. I don't think I've heard of a problem with Shimano Deore in particular.

SRAM (Avid) are releasing (or may have already released in Europe) hydraulic drop bar levels anyway. Pricey, though.

There are adapters available, enabling the use of a cable-operated brake lever to actuate the hydralics of a disc brake system; I think Hope do one.

I'd guess they're manufacturer specific, but I could be wrong. Are you stuck with the Deore ones?

SRAM (Avid) are releasing (or may have already released in Europe) hydraulic drop bar levels anyway. Pricey, though.

They have. I've got some here. They're very nice. But like you say, they're not cheap.

TRP do Hydraulic Brake Lever for Drop Bars,

http://www.trpbrakes.com/category.php?productid=1207&catid=206&subcat=0