Another vote for 520s. I've set them up from my wife and two kids' MB drop bar conversions and found they work quite well. Zach in ABQ
On Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 7:57:00 PM UTC-6 Drew Saunders wrote: > > I bought some 287V levers in 1999 when I built up my Ibis Mojo with WTB > Off Road Drop bars, and they’ve worked great for 27 years. That means I’m > old. I also tried a Travel Agent once on another bike, but prefer the > 287Vs. I did a quick search and indeed, I only found a place in Canada that > has them in stock. Good luck! > > Drew > On Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 3:37:38 PM UTC-7 [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 >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b301e478-5ba6-498d-931f-627726ead2e7n%40googlegroups.com.
