Flat Bar brake levers for Cantilevers

[Nigel Cliffe]

I could do with recommendations/suggestions for brake levers for Cantilever
brakes.

Most levers I see today are labelled for "V brakes", which take different
cable pull to cantilevers. I need to replace a combined brake/shifter on a
bike which uses cantilever brakes.

I the "good old days", levers came with a two-position coupling for the
cable, one for V, the other for cantilever. Do any of the common makers
still do those ? Ideally with some reach adjustment as its for a rider
with small hands.



I'm not totally stuck, I could remove the "good old days" levers from my
MTB, fit it with V-specific levers. But would rather not.



- Nigel


--
Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/

 

[7@m3 G33k]

Nigel Cliffe wrote:
> I could do with recommendations/suggestions for brake levers for Cantilever
> brakes.
>
> Most levers I see today are labelled for "V brakes", which take different
> cable pull to cantilevers. I need to replace a combined brake/shifter on a
> bike which uses cantilever brakes.
>
> I the "good old days", levers came with a two-position coupling for the
> cable, one for V, the other for cantilever. Do any of the common makers
> still do those ? Ideally with some reach adjustment as its for a rider
> with small hands.
>
>
>
> I'm not totally stuck, I could remove the "good old days" levers from my
> MTB, fit it with V-specific levers. But would rather not.
>
>
>
> - Nigel
>
>

I have some old DiaCompe Power Control 7 canti-specific levers I no
longer use: reach-adjustable and in good working order. Nice levers but
I've had my money's worth out of them and won't use them again so free
to a good home.

Ian

 

[Nigel Cliffe]

7@m3 G33k wrote:
> Nigel Cliffe wrote:
>> I could do with recommendations/suggestions for brake levers for
>> Cantilever brakes.
>
> I have some old DiaCompe Power Control 7 canti-specific levers I no
> longer use: reach-adjustable and in good working order. Nice levers
> but I've had my money's worth out of them and won't use them again so
> free to a good home.


Sounds like they would do me nicely. Please send email to ncliffe at
btinternet dot com and we can sort out the details of addresses, postage,
etc.


regards,


- Nigel



--
Nigel Cliffe,
Webmaster at http://www.2mm.org.uk/