Shimano Deore XT BR-M750 Direct Pull V Brakes

[Michael Moore, Jr.]

Hello Folks,

I am thinking of pairing Paul's Love Levers with Shimano Deore XT BR-M750 Direct Pull V Brakes. My LBS thinks it;s a bad idea, and that I should with the Canti Lever. Does anyone have experience with the BR-M750 Paul lever pairing? 

Thanks!

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Michael Moore, Jr.
Humboldt County

[Joe Bernard]

Is your LBS high? (that's a Humboldt joke) Those are long-pull brakes and need a long pull lever, I've used those Pauls with other Shimano v-brakes and they're great. Why does the shop person think you need short-pull levers? 

[Garth]

Well so much for the LBS... You may as well have asked the rep if they be a tryin' to pull your finger. Hardy har har ;-)  That's about the "sound-ness" of their advice !

[Lance Terry]

I've used that exact combo and they work fantastically. Worth the money.

[Michael Moore, Jr.]

I don't know. The advice seemed odd to me, but I thought maybe I'm missing something. Hence the need for a second opinion. 

I already have the Paul Canti levers on the bike, and they strongly encouraged that I keep them even with the change from canti to v-brakes. 

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[Josiah Anderson]

Joe is right, you want long pull levers for v-brakes. A canti (short pull) lever can sometimes kind of work with a v-brake, and I've done that before to make the brakes exceptionally powerful, but the lever feel will be quite spongy and the pads will be very close to the rim. It's not a recommended combination unless you're specifically trying to do something strange and you know exactly what you're getting into. Not sure what your LBS was thinking recommending that; there was probably some miscommunication or something. 

Josiah Anderson 

Missoula, MT 

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[saintruggler]

Replying to say that I'm in the same boat--currently have a set of Paul Canti levers installed, but I'm planning a switch to long-pull brake calipers. 

Ideally, I'll trade the Canti levers for someone else's Love levers. However, I may just try out the Canti/long-pull brake combo this weekend. Y'know, for science!

-Eric