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  • cheap.. drop bar brakes?
  • alan1977
    Free Member

    So, my Saracen Levarg flat bar isn’t selling..
    toying with the idea of single speed drop bar…
    it has tektro (mineral oil) flat mount brakes already.. i figured some cheap shimano levers would sort it out… no such thing as cheap (£200 for tiagra or 105 on ebay)
    any other mineral oil levers available cheap? if not.. recommendations on a budget cable set?

    andrewh
    Free Member

    TRP Hylex are less expensive than most if that helps, no shifters so ideal for SS.
    Had mine 18months and love them

    nbt
    Full Member

    be much cheaper to get new brake levers for cable brakes and new calipers I bet. Even cheaper if you can find in Ebay. TRP Spyre, Avid BB7 are the normal cable disk recommendations

    docrobster
    Free Member

    Surly corner bar instead?

    alan1977
    Free Member

    hylex don’t appear to be on the cheap side either
    looks like a full mechanical setup is the cheapest way forwards

    donslow
    Full Member

    @alan1977 you have a PM, sir

    ads678
    Full Member

    Or buy a giant conduct master cylinder from eBay and connect it up to your current calipers and some mechanical shifters.

    The giant system uses tektro calipers normally anyway. I did this but used Shimano calipers.

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