Super record brake level with Ergopower?

I have Campy Mirage Ergo brake/shifters. However, I really like the look of the old Super Record
levers. Does anyone know if these levers are compatible with Ergo equipment and if the plastic
Mirage levers can be swapped out the Super Record levers?

thx andy

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:29:17 +0000, Andy Kriger wrote:

> I have Campy Mirage Ergo brake/shifters. However, I really like the look of the old Super Record
> levers. Does anyone know if these levers are compatible with Ergo equipment and if the plastic
> Mirage levers can be swapped out the Super Record levers?

Um, the old SR record levers did not have integrated shifters. So, yes, they can be swapped out. But
how would you shift? Also, the mechanical advantage is different, since they were intended to be
used with old single-pivot brakes.

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Andy Kriger <andy.kriger@verizon.net> writes:

> I have Campy Mirage Ergo brake/shifters. However, I really like the look of the old Super Record
> levers. Does anyone know if these levers are compatible with Ergo equipment and if the plastic
> Mirage levers can be swapped out the Super Record levers?

Assuming you mean swapping the lever blades. I think the answer will be "no" as the SRs were
designed for non-aero routing of the brake cable and the Ergos are designed for aero routing. The
locations of the pivots and cable end anchors are different.

David L. Johnson wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:29:17 +0000, Andy Kriger wrote:
>
>> I have Campy Mirage Ergo brake/shifters. However, I really like the look of the old Super Record
>> levers. Does anyone know if these levers are compatible with Ergo equipment and if the plastic
>> Mirage levers can be swapped out the Super Record levers?
>
> Um, the old SR record levers did not have integrated shifters. So, yes, they can be swapped out.
> But how would you shift? Also, the mechanical advantage is different, since they were intended to
> be used with old single-pivot brakes.

Andy might mean: can the actual levers be fitted to Ergos?? It is possible to remove the brake lever
from the Ergo body but I don't know if SR levers are compatible.

~PB

andy-<< I have Campy Mirage Ergo brake/shifters. However, I really like the look of the old Super
Record levers. Does anyone know if these levers are compatible with Ergo equipment and if the
plastic Mirage levers can be swapped out the Super Record levers? >><BR><BR>

No, cannot swap the brake blades.

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On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 06:46:40 -0000, Pete Biggs
<pbiggmellon{remove_fruit}s2000@onetel.net.uk> wrote:

> David L. Johnson wrote:
>> On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 01:29:17 +0000, Andy Kriger wrote:
>>
>>> I have Campy Mirage Ergo brake/shifters. However, I really like the look of the old Super Record
>>> levers. Does anyone know if these levers are compatible with Ergo equipment and if the plastic
>>> Mirage levers can be swapped out the Super Record levers?
>>
>> Um, the old SR record levers did not have integrated shifters. So, yes, they can be swapped out.
>> But how would you shift? Also, the mechanical advantage is different, since they were intended to
>> be used with old single-pivot brakes.
>
> Andy might mean: can the actual levers be fitted to Ergos?? It is possible to remove the brake
> lever from the Ergo body but I don't know if SR levers are compatible.
>
> ~PB
>
>

thx for clarifying - that's indeed what i meant and, alas, as others have pointed out, the design is
different btw the SRs and Mirage