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What is the actual cable pull of brake levers?
I understand that there are 2 brake lever cable pull standards:
Standard Pull Levers
Long Pull Levers (for V-brakes and disc brakes)
But what is the actual difference in pull? And specifically: what ...
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Use of Shimano long-reach calipers with "New Super SLR" brake levers/shifters
So my bike has Shimano Tiagra ST-4600/4603 brifters (it's a triple) but is fitted with long-drop BR-R451 calipers. In theory, these should be incompatible because of the change in cable pull ratio, ...
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Braking on a vintage road bike
I recently bought a vintage Gitane road bike. I understand that in the 70s and 80s they sold a lot of these road bikes with drop handle bars. Sometimes they came with the extra lever for an easier ...
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cleaning v-brake arms with riveted inner sleeve
I've got avid single digit 5 v-brakes, those with an inner sleeve riveted into the arm; the sleeve isn't supposed to move around the pivot, the arm itself moves around the sleeve instead. Arguably due ...
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Switching the position of brake levers for a bike ordered from another country
I purchased a bike from Germany and I noticed the front brake lever is on the left and the back brake level is on the right. I'm from the UK, and all the bikes I've ever ridden have had a setup that's ...
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