Reverse brake lever for v-brakes?

Anyone seen reverse levers that pull enough cable for direct-pull
linear brakes aka v-brakes.

They might look something like these :
http://parts.spicercycles.com/site/p...=37&SKU=BR3300

The only reverse levers I know of can handle cantilevers and calipers
but not vees - am I out of luck?

Thanks.

Mike S.

In article .com, Mike
S. ) wrote:
Anyone seen reverse levers that pull enough cable for direct-pull
linear brakes aka v-brakes.

They might look something like these :
http://parts.spicercycles.com/site/p...=37&SKU=BR3300

The only reverse levers I know of can handle cantilevers and calipers
but not vees - am I out of luck?

Could you not combine those levers with a Travel Agent?

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It's not clear what your intent is here. If you are trying to install
aerobar levers into a straight MTB bar you may be out of luck trying to
make them fit. It would also be a bit risky since the levers could snag
vines and branches.

I have sucessfully used a set of inline "cyclocross" levers (canti
specific cable pull) on an MTB with V-brakes. I have these levers
installed in the forward position of a Nashbar trekking bar. Regular
V-brake levers are installed in the rear position to anchor the cables
and provide proper braking when I need it. I am satisfied wih the
amount of braking provided by the cross levers on this bike. They are
noticeably weaker than the V-brake levers but they are still acceptable
for scubbing speed and slowing down for planned stops. I wouldn't want
to use them exclusively since the V-brake levers are still needed for
panic stops. This is is partially because I have my bike set up with
the pads a normal distance from the rim so that the V-brake levers
behave the way I want them to. I could improve the cross lever braking
if I ran the pads closer to the rim. I think I could reduce the gap on
each side by at least one millimeter without any rubbing.

On 2 Feb 2006 11:16:43 -0800, "amakyonin"
wrote:

I am satisfied wih the
amount of braking provided by the cross levers on this bike. They are
noticeably weaker than the V-brake levers but they are still acceptable
for scubbing speed and slowing down for planned stops. I wouldn't want
to use them exclusively since the V-brake levers are still needed for
panic stops.

If you have to live with less than ideal brake levers, can you improve
the brakes? Either using a v-brake model with paralelogram system, or
very good cantilevers, like the Avid shorty?

Regards,
JBR

I already am using parallel-push XT brakes. I usually take them off for
winter but I just want to destroy those G.D. things now because I can't
get the fronts to stop squealing. I do have some kool-stop pads in
reserve but I will wait until the current pads are used up (which will
take a while since I don't put much mileage on this bike). I have
non-parallel-push brakes that are pleasantly quiet and, as a bonus, are
fully serviceable. I don't notice any benefit with the XT brakes over
the normal V-brakes anyway. I don't want to go to cantis and change the
V-brake levers since I have integrated rapidfires and I don't want to
bother with investing more money on the bike beyond routine maintenance.

Mike S. wrote:
Anyone seen reverse levers that pull enough cable for direct-pull
linear brakes aka v-brakes.

They might look something like these :
http://parts.spicercycles.com/site/p...=37&SKU=BR3300

Hey, these brakes levers are weightless - what more can you ask?

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