Road Bike Brake Levers (Aero but not Ergo)
David White
comfortable! However, I cannot afford to Ergo-equip all my bikes. So I
would like to update the old Campy NR/SR and Suntour Superbe levers to
something less classic but more comfortable.
I see Campy levers with carbon blades but they are just way too
expensive for me. I also see clones with alloy blades from Tektro and
Cane Creek. I have no experience with either and they appear to be
similarly priced )or close enough).
So:
(a) Are there others to consider?
(b) Between Tektro and Cane Creek - which is better (fit, finish, action)?
(c) Can the clones use the same rubber as my Ergo levers? Or do they
just look like it?
Thanks
Tim McNamara
David White <white...@fastmail.us> wrote:
> I have to admit that I love my Campy Ergo levers. They are just so
> comfortable! However, I cannot afford to Ergo-equip all my bikes. So
> I would like to update the old Campy NR/SR and Suntour Superbe levers
> to something less classic but more comfortable.
>
> I see Campy levers with carbon blades but they are just way too
> expensive for me. I also see clones with alloy blades from Tektro and
> Cane Creek. I have no experience with either and they appear to be
> similarly priced )or close enough).
>
> So:
>
> (a) Are there others to consider?
>
> (b) Between Tektro and Cane Creek - which is better (fit, finish,
> action)?
They are the same. Cane Creek is rebranded Tektro with some lizard
graphics added.
> (c) Can the clones use the same rubber as my Ergo levers? Or do they
> just look like it?
I've never tried, not having worn out the hoods on my Tektros yet.
--
That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, Bingo.
landotter
> In article <461rpd.tk1.1...@whidbey.net>,
> David White <whitedav...@fastmail.us> wrote:
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> > I have to admit that I love my Campy Ergo levers. They are just so
> > comfortable! However, I cannot afford to Ergo-equip all my bikes. So
> > I would like to update the old Campy NR/SR and Suntour Superbe levers
> > to something less classic but more comfortable.
>
> > I see Campy levers with carbon blades but they are just way too
> > expensive for me. I also see clones with alloy blades from Tektro and
> > Cane Creek. I have no experience with either and they appear to be
> > similarly priced )or close enough).
>
> > So:
>
> > (a) Are there others to consider?
>
> > (b) Between Tektro and Cane Creek - which is better (fit, finish,
> > action)?
>
> They are the same. Cane Creek is rebranded Tektro with some lizard
> graphics added.
>
Indeed. 2011 introduces another Tektro lever shape so see which you
like best. All can be dialed in to feel great.
landotter
BTW, the new ones ape SRAM as the old ones aped Ergo. Both are nice.
The older ones are less angular and might go better with a vintage
bike unless it's from that angular era in the 80s...
Michael Press
The Tektro hoods are very comfortable,
and the price is right. I often ride
without gloves, so the Cane Creek
lizard pattern hoods are a non-starter.
--
Michael Press
Hank
> (c) Can the clones use the same rubber as my Ergo levers? Or do they
> just look like it?
I've tried, and no, they don't work. At least not well. There are
rubber ridges under the hoods to keep them from shifting, and they're
placed differently between the Ergos and the Tektros. Also, the angle
of the front edge of the hood is different.
cyclingthings
there are many other no name brands or generic levers which will have
a bit of a vintage look and been very comfy
here is one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ROAD-BIKE-DROP-BAR-AERO-BRAKE-LEVER-SET-VINTAGE-BICYCLE-/290492022137?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item43a2ac7d79
or even de dia compre are a good option
or how about changing the levers to cmpy c record ones. those are much
better and you keep it vintage and campy
the tektro should be a bit of a cheaper price but they are esentially
the same
i think the clones are even more comfortable since the new rubber is
softwer and does not have the square house which campy has and you can
feel when you push down on the levers
we have some levers at bikingthings.com
Chalo
>
> 2011 introduces another Tektro lever shape so see which you
> like best. All can be dialed in to feel great.
This year's giant Tektro linear-pull drop bar levers are the most
pleasing shape and size I have ever seen. They are plasticky as heck
(the better to suit the gauchitude of drop bars), but they are the
first hoods I have worked with that look like they were designed first
and foremost as useful handholds. I've mounted them on some pretty
lame drops and wound up with something almost as nice as cowhorns.
Chalo
landotter
They're sort of humongulous. I have them here on the city bike. The
braking feel is the best I've ever felt from a drop lever. Part of
that certainly is due to linear pull brakes not being as susceptible
to housing compression as traditional pull brakes.
I like them a lot better than the Dia-Compe alternative, but they're
not my favorite Tektro lever. I'd prefer a flatter body with less
pointy bits. The 2011 standard pull road lever, OTOH, is superb.
David White
> The 2011 standard pull road lever, OTOH, is superb.
And this is which model? Is it the one that mimics the SRAM lever? I
have not touched that one yet. Thanks.
landotter
Sorta SRAMy. RL340.
Jobst Brandt
left hand and the rear brake on the right. Coming from motorcycles,
this was strange for me but then the reason surfaced. When I started
bicycling I was told to stay away from the "dangerous" front brake. I
decided that I would keep using the front brake and naturally the same
as on my motorcycle, right hand front brake.
I also discovered what it is about the front brake that lets it appear
as dangerous. It is "going over the bars"m a syndrome that has no
basis in fact.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/over-the-bars.html
We often see misinformation about bicycle brakes here, including brake
heat, tire blow-off, and while cornering.
Jobst Brandt
Jobst Brandt
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/over-the-bars.html
heat, tire blow-off, and braking while cornering.
Jobst Brandt
Jobst Brandt
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/over-the-bars.html
See picture on the right on braking:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/
Jobst Brandt
thirty-six
> What I find interesting is why bicycles have the front brake on the
> left hand and the rear brake on the right. Coming from motorcycles,
YAWN!
landotter
You know it's Halloween round the corner when the zombies start in
with the gibberish. ;-)
thirty-six
He's getting first dibs.
landotter
on BRAAAAAIIIINZ?
thirty-six
I se you're on seconds.
Clive George
> What I find interesting is why bicycles have the front brake on the
> left hand and the rear brake on the right.
Speak for yourself...
Jobst Brandt
>> What I find interesting is why bicycles have the front brake on the
>> left hand and the rear brake on the right.
> Speak for yourself...
I am, why don't you do so, instead of posing odd questions. From whom
do you suppose I write these items?
Jobst Brandt
Clive George
If I'd been asking a question, there would be a question mark on the end.
Meanwhile you'd find all my bikes uninteresting since they have the
brakes set up the other way to which you describe.
Jobst Brandt
>>> Speak for yourself...
That may be your perception, but for me it is only an inconvenience if
I must ride such a bicycle without notice. I once had such a choice
without notice and blew out a tubular rear tire when I tried to stop
on a descent. The rear tire skidded through the casing and BAM!
Jobst Brandt
thirty-six
Fancy that, Jobst not reading the manual! Seems like he prefers to
make up his own ideas on how to operate a bicycle. "Damn it brake,
you will work the front wheel, I command thee, for I am the wheelman."
"Familiarise yourself with the controls" seems to come to mind, but
perhaps that's a British thing, definitely not for Jobst.