tektro cross lever question

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i bought a pair of the new tektro cross levers, and they look good. i am curious, however, about
one part of the instructions.

the instructions state that the rear brake should use a continuous length of housing. if your rear
brake is activated by a two-piece housing system (ie: there are cable stops and a length of
exposed wire along the TT), the instructions say you should buy tektro's ugly looking devices that
turn your existing cable stops into a cable guide.

frankly, i dont understand. why would this matter? there is tension on teh cable the whole time,
if the brakes are set up right. and i run a paul cross lever on my current bike. its a front, so i
dont have to deal wiht two-part housing issue, but i didnt see anything in paul's instructions
that said to use a continuous piece of housing, and the design is identical between these two
components.

im in no hurry to put these on a bike. they were bought for a new project which i have deided to
put aerobars on instead of a cross lever, but i can't help but wonder

so what's the deal?

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btw- cross levers are great. if you're not going all out, how wonderful to be able to brake
powerfully from the top of the bars! beach cruiser comfort in town, with your drops there for when
you leave the traffic lights behind.

I have installed a lot of these in the last couple of months not only on the 2003-1/2 Redline
Conquest Pro but also on early 2003 models which didn't come with them out of the box. Both bikes
have an exposed wire center brake cable layout, as most new bikes do today, and they work fine.

I agree with you that I can't see any reason for that particular piece of advice in the directions.

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