TRP Brake Levers?

[Rambouilleting Utahn]

Any ride reports?

I am about to do some cockpit work and before I re-wrap the bars I was
thinking of upgrading my levers.

[Andy Smitty Schmidt]

Sort of side stepping the question but perhaps of use here is my philosophy on the subject of upgrades on a recreational bike... once you reach a certain level of performance/quality "better" no longer matters... just get the part you think is more cool. 

For the record... I too am curious about the TRP levers. I imagine they're perfectly fine, but my current levers (the econo Tektros that Riv used to sell) work well and are "cool enough", so the upgrade doesn't seem worth it.

   

--Andy

[brian feltovich]

I put them on a bike a few months ago and have been happy with them. The hoods are comfortable and the levers have a nice feel to them. In all honesty, I bought them for aesthetic reasons: the gum hoods and the drilled levers appealed to me. The fact that they are comfortable and work well is just icing on the cake.

Brian
Park City

[Allingham II, Thomas J]

+++++1 They are absolutely great. Slightly unconventional shape of the levers makes it especially easy (mor me, anyway) to brake from the hoods.

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[Minh]

As others point out are you trying to solve a problem or just want something different? I just got a pair because all my bikes only have non-aero levers and anted something different. I don't have them ona bike yet but the bodies feel good in the hand, the levers feel a little thin,but nothing too concerning.

Brake levers fall into the category of parts where there's really only marginal improvements over time, these do have a few things going for them.
-shape of the hoods is a little bigger to grab onto
-strong return spring, which is not needed with side pulls but helps with cantis that don't always retract the lever.
-recessed button quick release, elegant solution to a quick release, but no more functional then the dia compe quick release
-offset levers make braking from the hoods or drops optimized (I think, I have not tried them yet)

These are all pretty minor and I would argue hard to justify the big price difference from the regular tektros. Of course if you value the aesthetics, then they may be worth it since there are no other levers with a similar design.

[Toshi Takeuchi]

The black ones aren't that much more expensive ($60). The gum ones
are $50 more (I couldn't justify it, although I somehow justified a
lugged stem and seatpost :).

I find them to be comfortable and braking from the drops is good.

Toshi


On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Minh <mgian...@gmail.com> wrote:
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[Rambouilleting Utahn]

Thanks for all the comments, my main interest was the improved braking
from the hoods and it sounds like that is their biggest benefit.

The aesthetic improvement will be appreciated, at least unlike a
beautiful lugged seatpost these I can see while riding ;-)

They will go on this weekend!

[Michael Hechmer]

The Cane Creek / Tech's have also been redesigned with more ergo feeling levers.  The Cane Creek version comes in gum hoods and still about $45 if I remember.  But the TRP do look nice.

Michael

[kmcmoobud]

Not sure if it matters to you, but if you have smaller hands, they are
great.

[Alex Moll]

I love them. Thought they looked goofy and gimmicky when I first saw them - something a Klingon would design. I splurged for the drillium version, because the look grew on me. They work great, and are the most comfortable levers I've ever laid my large hands on.