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  • drop levers & cable discs
  • thepodge
    Free Member

    I have a spare cable disc, my cousin wants to run a disc on the front of his road tourer.

    Tell me why his drop levers & my cable disc won’t work

    Posted 11 years ago
    pixelmix
    Free Member

    Wrong cable pull ratio = lack of power. That’s the difference between the BB7 road and MTB versions anyway.

    Posted 11 years ago
    midlifecrashes
    Full Member

    If he doesn’t use STIs (bar-end or downtube shifters?), there are drop bar brake levers out there designed for V brakes which pull the right amount, DiaCompe 287V are one, there are a couple of others.

    Posted 11 years ago
    docstar
    Free Member

    I use tektro levers designed for v brakes and they work fine with cable disc calipers.

    Posted 11 years ago
    thepodge
    Free Member

    I thought it might be a cable pull issue

    Thanks

    Posted 11 years ago
    bencooper
    Free Member

    There is a widget called a Travel Agent which converts the cable pull…

    Posted 11 years ago
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