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[Closed] Avid BB7 Road? Can I use with Deore MTB levers?

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Can I use an Avid BB7 Road cable disk Caliper wtih Deore MTB levers or do Road brake levers pull a different amount of cable? Looking for something to go on my flat bar roadrat.


 
Posted : 21/03/2009 9:06 pm
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[i]or do Road brake levers pull a different amount of cable?[/i]

They do. This is why there are road and mtb versions of the bb7.


 
Posted : 21/03/2009 9:08 pm
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they will still work - I put road bb7s on my roadrat 2 years ago; never got round to swapping them and can't be bothered now


 
Posted : 21/03/2009 9:13 pm
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Mmmm - and the cheap ones always seem to be the road BB7. bgger!


 
Posted : 21/03/2009 9:13 pm
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What levers are you using Clink? Do road levers pull more cable or less compared to MTB levers?


 
Posted : 21/03/2009 9:14 pm
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The road bb7 calpier needs less cable pull to activate - so I presume road levers pull less cable? Its a bit wooden with the mtb levers (avids) but very effective!


 
Posted : 21/03/2009 9:21 pm
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Ive got a set of flat barred road bike levers by tektro that should pull the right amount of cable, used once yours for £6 posted.

will_odriscoll at o2 dot co dot uk


 
Posted : 21/03/2009 10:32 pm