Can I use road brake levers with Avid Mech Disc Brakes?

gschreckchat@comcast.net

2007-09-14

They are the road version designed to work with road levers. The mountian version will not unless you use a travel agent.

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-------------- Original message --------------
From: jakebigham
I'm no expert but my Cannodale Cyclocross bike has Ultegra shifters and Avid mechanical (cable) disk brakes... it stops just fine
-Jake

On Sep 14, 2007, at 8:46 AM, Erik Voldengen wrote:

Yeah, but don't the mechanical (uses a cable) Avid disc brakes take about the same amount of cable pull as a road lever?

I think Cannondale uses them on their Tandem - STI and Avid mech. disc brake.

-Erik

On 9/13/07, gschreckchat@comcast.net wrote:
If you want to use road levers on a v-brake or linear pull brake you need a travel agent on each one as road levers do not have enough cable pull. The travel agents increase the cable pull by using a cam. The cost is not much and they are relatively easy to install.

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George Schreck
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-------------- Original message --------------
From: Will Cortez < will_cortez_23@hotmail.com>

> Anyone out there know if there is a difference between the Avid Mechs for road
> bikes and mtn bikes? Can I use road brake levers on my mtb to make a poor-man's
> cross bike basically?
>
> Also, is there a way you can get V-brakes to work with road brake levers?
>
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Ron and Dorothy Strasser

2007-09-14

Sounds like you have tons of information already but... just so you have
even more... I had my Karate Monkey set up with drop bars for a time. It
had regular mountain avid mech. disc brakes, not road. I used bar end
shifters and dia comp levers... worked great.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Will Cortez"
To:
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 2:47 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Can I use road brake levers with Avid Mech Disc Brakes?

> Anyone out there know if there is a difference between the Avid Mechs for
> road bikes and mtn bikes? Can I use road brake levers on my mtb to make a
> poor-man's cross bike basically?
>
> Also, is there a way you can get V-brakes to work with road brake levers?
>
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jakebigham

2007-09-14

I'm no expert but my Cannodale Cyclocross bike has Ultegra shifters
and Avid mechanical (cable) disk brakes... it stops just fine
-Jake
On Sep 14, 2007, at 8:46 AM, Erik Voldengen wrote:

> Yeah, but don't the mechanical (uses a cable) Avid disc brakes take
> about the same amount of cable pull as a road lever?
>
> I think Cannondale uses them on their Tandem - STI and Avid mech.
> disc brake.
>
> -Erik
>
>
>
> On 9/13/07, gschreckchat@comcast.net
> wrote:
> If you want to use road levers on a v-brake or linear pull brake
> you need a travel agent on each one as road levers do not have
> enough cable pull. The travel agents increase the cable pull by
> using a cam. The cost is not much and they are relatively easy to
> install.
>
> --
>
> George Schreck
> gschreckchat@comcast.net
> (503) 502-0425
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Will Cortez < will_cortez_23@hotmail.com>
>
> > Anyone out there know if there is a difference between the Avid
> Mechs for road
> > bikes and mtn bikes? Can I use road brake levers on my mtb to
> make a poor-man's
> > cross bike basically?
> >
> > Also, is there a way you can get V-brakes to work with road brake
> levers?
> >
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Erik Voldengen

2007-09-14

Yeah, but don't the mechanical (uses a cable) Avid disc brakes take about
the same amount of cable pull as a road lever?

I think Cannondale uses them on their Tandem - STI and Avid mech. disc
brake.

-Erik

On 9/13/07, gschreckchat@comcast.net wrote:
>
> If you want to use road levers on a v-brake or linear pull brake you need
> a travel agent on each one as road levers do not have enough cable pull.
> The travel agents increase the cable pull by using a cam. The cost is not
> much and they are relatively easy to install.
>
> --
>
> George Schreck
> gschreckchat@comcast.net
> (503) 502-0425
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Will Cortez
>
> > Anyone out there know if there is a difference between the Avid Mechs
> for road
> > bikes and mtn bikes? Can I use road brake levers on my mtb to make a
> poor-man's
> > cross bike basically?
> >
> > Also, is there a way you can get V-brakes to work with road brake
> levers?
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > OBRA mailing list
> > obra@list.obra.org
> > http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> > Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org
>
>
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Jay Rideout

2007-09-14

Check this out:
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/index.php?category=1595

Justin Case

----- Original Message ----
From: "gschreckchat@comcast.net"
To: Will Cortez ; obra@list.obra.org
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:32:32 PM
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Can I use road brake levers with Avid Mech Disc Brakes?

If you want to use road levers on a v-brake or linear pull brake you need a travel agent on each one as road levers do not have enough cable pull. The travel agents increase the cable pull by using a cam. The cost is not much and they are relatively easy to install.

--

George Schreck
gschreckchat@comcast.net
(503) 502-0425

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Will Cortez

> Anyone out there know if there is a difference between the Avid Mechs for road
> bikes and mtn bikes? Can I use road brake levers on my mtb to make a poor-man's
> cross bike basically?
>
> Also, is there a way you can get V-brakes to work with road brake levers?
>
> _______________________________________________
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> obra@list.obra.org
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gschreckchat@comcast.net

2007-09-13

If you want to use road levers on a v-brake or linear pull brake you need a travel agent on each one as road levers do not have enough cable pull. The travel agents increase the cable pull by using a cam. The cost is not much and they are relatively easy to install.

--

George Schreck
gschreckchat@comcast.net
(503) 502-0425

-------------- Original message --------------
From: Will Cortez

> Anyone out there know if there is a difference between the Avid Mechs for road
> bikes and mtn bikes? Can I use road brake levers on my mtb to make a poor-man's
> cross bike basically?
>
> Also, is there a way you can get V-brakes to work with road brake levers?
>
> _______________________________________________
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> obra@list.obra.org
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Will Cortez

2007-09-13

Anyone out there know if there is a difference between the Avid Mechs for road bikes and mtn bikes? Can I use road brake levers on my mtb to make a poor-man's cross bike basically?

Also, is there a way you can get V-brakes to work with road brake levers?