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[Closed] drop levers & cable discs

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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 : 12/09/2012 10:05 pm
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Wrong cable pull ratio = lack of power. That's the difference between the BB7 road and MTB versions anyway.


 
Posted : 12/09/2012 10:10 pm
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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 : 12/09/2012 10:37 pm
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I use tektro levers designed for v brakes and they work fine with cable disc calipers.


 
Posted : 12/09/2012 11:10 pm
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I thought it might be a cable pull issue

Thanks


 
Posted : 12/09/2012 11:10 pm
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There is a widget called a Travel Agent which converts the cable pull...


 
Posted : 12/09/2012 11:23 pm