The Tektros and CCs do look a lot nicer than the 287 models. But hey, beggars can't be picky about brake levers!
On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 8:28 AM, CycloFiend <[email protected]> wrote: > on 3/8/10 7:36 PM, cyclotourist at [email protected] wrote: > > > What are the down-sides to using a "regular" road lever (Tektro/Cane > Creek) > > with V- Brakes? > > Look under the heading of "really bad ideas".... ;^) > It will not pull enough cable. Ref's in the iBob archives (if they are > back > up and working now) and, of course, AASHTA: > > http://sheldonbrown.com/canti-direct.html > > If you have the levers, might be cheaper to find lightly-used canti's. > > > Long shot request. Anyone have a single front Dia Compe 287-V lying > around > > unused and lonely? I need the long-pull "V" kind, not the regular 287 > model. > > I have a right I'm not using, but the left is on our tandem. > > > > FWIW, Cane Creek has a really nice looking updated version. Pricey as > all get > > out though. > > I've seen them down in the low 40's, albeit in the black finish. > Ride-buddy > and master-of-the-usefull hack JimG switched from 287-V's to CCrk's and has > never looked back. Thought he had a writeup on his site, but cannot come up > with it right now. > > - J > > -- > Jim Edgar > [email protected] > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > "Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you > do > it." > Mahatma Gandhi > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
