Generally, I've found that anything over 95mm needs a long-pull lever. My rule of thumb is that brakes up to 85mm work OK with modern (integrated) brake levers, but you need a little more cable-pull for 90mm arms (the more-recent Shimano levers work well). Since I don't like the hood shape on the Tektro RL520 levers, I generally go to upright bars/levers if I need that much cable-pull.
On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 11:52 AM, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Now there's good information we can use. I've puzzled over this question > several times over the last couple of years. A corresponding list of lever > cable pulls would also be helpful. In my own crude measurements and > experience, "standard" levers have the pivot about an inch from the cable > mount, and "long pull" about an inch-and-a-quarter. I definitely need long > pulls on 110 mm brakes, and have used standards up to 84 mm. But that > leaves a whole bunch of brakes in between. And there must be other levers > out there besides the Tektro road long pulls. > > Thanks for compiling. > > dougP > > > On Friday, June 20, 2014 9:12:47 AM UTC-7, Mark Chandler / GRAVELBIKE.com > wrote: >> >> If you want to know if a particular v-brake will clear your bike's tire >> or fender, I've compiled a list of arm lengths for popular v-brakes. This >> is a living document, and I'll update it as more info becomes available >> (not all manu's list their brakes' lengths). >> >> The list is available here: >> http://www.gravelbike.com/?p=3298 >> > -- > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups internet-bob group. To post to this group, send email to > internet-...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email > to internet-bob+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, group > rules and how to contact the moderation team, visit this group at > https://groups.google.com/d/forum/internet-bob?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "internet-bob" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to internet-bob+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to internet-...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/internet-bob. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/24aa4101-d8f9-46a4-a692-fdddf5a71b01%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/internet-bob/24aa4101-d8f9-46a4-a692-fdddf5a71b01%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
