One or two finger V-brake lever?
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make your own lever. Just take the lever from your brake and heat it up with a torch, or in the microwave, whichever. And bend the lever around untill your happy. No money spent! Unless you dont have a steel lever, then you should most likely buy one.
In the microwave? Are you sure?
I'm not aware of any 1-finger levers available for V-brakes.
Last i checked, shimano XT levers felt better under my finger than the avids.
i'm running a paul, which has a much better feel than both, but they aren't the cheapest. The compact size is shorter than the typical 2-3 finger lever too.
The new shimano DXR for bmx looks nice, but I've never used it.
Last i checked, shimano XT levers felt better under my finger than the avids.
i'm running a paul, which has a much better feel than both, but they aren't the cheapest. The compact size is shorter than the typical 2-3 finger lever too.
The new shimano DXR for bmx looks nice, but I've never used it.
uh, I'm not sure about the microwave and metal.
and who has steel levers?
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BL702A01-Avid+Fr-5+Brake+Levers.aspx
these look good. and cheap!
and who has steel levers?
http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BL702A01-Avid+Fr-5+Brake+Levers.aspx
these look good. and cheap!
I've been using the avid levers for almost 5 years. Put them an inch or two away from your grip, and use one finger on the very end of them, and you get good leverage.
Dan's sells tektro talons for like $10. I had one of those with my avid bb-7. That's a great lever. 1-finger. The avid levers are for mountain bikes.
yep. that's what i've been doing.
Man, I had this perfect old tektro V-lever that I used with an avid mech. disc... 2 finger, perfect bend. If I remember right, it came off of an old Schwinn Superstock bmx racer from the mid 90's that was equipped with a V-brake... But I sold the lever with an old Eastern DJ4 complete I had a couple years back. Wish I would have kept that lever, haha.
I've also got this old Odyssey bmx race lever somewhere around here, forgot what it was called, was saving it for the occassion... it was meant to mate up with their "A-brake" V-brake type set-up. Not the shortest though, but not the longest, it's a heavy beast though.
That Talon one looks like a pretty solid bet though...
I've also got this old Odyssey bmx race lever somewhere around here, forgot what it was called, was saving it for the occassion... it was meant to mate up with their "A-brake" V-brake type set-up. Not the shortest though, but not the longest, it's a heavy beast though.
That Talon one looks like a pretty solid bet though...