I would have to disagree. I find them better than the usual v-brake "noodle"
and sometimes use them as a straight-through pulley (no ratio change) on
v-brakes that seem to have too much friction or where there's a routing issue
(eg my Bike Friday) that makes a noodle unworkable. IME, a cable running around
a ball-bearing pulley has significantly less friction than a noodle. I've also
used them to change the ratio on several bikes with great success. Do keep an
eye out for fatigue failure of the cable where it rounds the small pulley. I've
never had an issue with it, but I've heard others mention it.cheers,Andrew in
Sydney
On Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 09:58:19 AM GMT+11, Scott Garrison
<[email protected]> wrote:
I've seen those before too. I can't seem to get over how ugly they are and
they must lose at least some braking power.
On Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 3:47:21 PM UTC-7 Jay Lonner wrote:
I’ve never used them myself, but the usual answer to this question is
https://problemsolversbike.com/products/travel-agent.
Jay LonnerBellingham, WA
Sent from my Atari 400
On Mar 18, 2026, at 3:37 PM, Scott Garrison <[email protected]> wrote:
I'm contemplating swapping to a drop bar on my Sam. I love the V-brakes and
don't want to switch to canti's. It seems to be quite the challenge to find a
good set of long pull drop bar levers. I've seen reference to Tektro RL520's,
Dia Compe DC 287V's and Origin8 Pro Force LP's but no one has any in stock (at
least in the US).
Any suggestions on other options? Is there a reason these aren't widely
available?
Thanks, -Scott
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