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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 19:11:05 -0700, Dan Daniel wrote:
If the levers won't do much with dual or single pivot side pulls, I might have a pair for sale very cheap With working springs in each! If these are the "V" levers (that is not entirely clear, there is a similar non-V lever that will work fine on most sidepulls), then don't sell them too cheaply. They are fairly expensive (around $40-$50 if memory serves) and much in demand. -- David L. Johnson __o | We have a record of conquest, colonization and expansion _`\(,_ | unequaled by any people in the Nineteenth Century. We are not to (_)/ (_) | be curbed now. --Henry Cabot Lodge, 1895 |
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strange Dia-Compe aero brake levers
Dan Daniel wrote:
I picked up a pair of Dia-compe aero brake levers at a garage sale today. Now that I have them home, I am wondering what it is I really bought. The hoods and clamp look normal- black rubber, embossed R or L on one side, Dia-compe on the other. The levers look fine until you get to the pivot area.. There is a black plastic semi-circle that wraps around the top a bit, held in place by a small allen bolt. This bolt bottoms out before the plastic piece is held still, so I wonder if there is a piece missing. The top of the bolt has an unthreaded section, and it looks like a washer (quick release lever??) would fit into a recess in the plastic piece. This bolt also captures a large aluminum block that has a recess at the top edge for the cable mushroom and a slot of the cable to go through a hole in the base of the body. This block pivots (when the bolt isn't holding it in place) around a point about 3/4 inch beyond the lever pivot point. At the pivot point there i a small set screw holding the axle (?) in place. The allen bolt for the clamp is tucked underneath the pivot point, and it looks as if I will need to remove the lever in order to clamp the body to the handlebars. Any ideas? I have searched for photos/descriptions, etc. of Dia-Compe levers but see nothing that looks similar. Are these usable as standard aero brake levers on a road bike, or are they specifically designed for another use? Thanks for any help. I am not sure but are you describing a set of tandem "dummy levers"? Those have a very short blocky aluminum thing where the lever blade would be. Those would not work as a brake lever. Got a photo? -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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Dan Daniel wrote:
I picked up a pair of Dia-compe aero brake levers at a garage sale today. Now that I have them home, I am wondering what it is I really bought. The hoods and clamp look normal- black rubber, embossed R or L on one side, Dia-compe on the other. The levers look fine until you get to the pivot area.. There is a black plastic semi-circle that wraps around the top a bit, held in place by a small allen bolt. This bolt bottoms out before the plastic piece is held still, so I wonder if there is a piece missing. The top of the bolt has an unthreaded section, and it looks like a washer (quick release lever??) would fit into a recess in the plastic piece. This bolt also captures a large aluminum block that has a recess at the top edge for the cable mushroom and a slot of the cable to go through a hole in the base of the body. This block pivots (when the bolt isn't holding it in place) around a point about 3/4 inch beyond the lever pivot point. At the pivot point there i a small set screw holding the axle (?) in place. The allen bolt for the clamp is tucked underneath the pivot point, and it looks as if I will need to remove the lever in order to clamp the body to the handlebars. Any ideas? I have searched for photos/descriptions, etc. of Dia-Compe levers but see nothing that looks similar. Are these usable as standard aero brake levers on a road bike, or are they specifically designed for another use? Thanks for any help. I am not sure but are you describing a set of tandem "dummy levers"? Those have a very short blocky aluminum thing where the lever blade would be. Those would not work as a brake lever. Got a photo? -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:13:20 -0500, A Muzi
wrote: I am not sure but are you describing a set of tandem "dummy levers"? Those have a very short blocky aluminum thing where the lever blade would be. Those would not work as a brake lever. Got a photo? These aren't tandem dummy blocks. Gary Jacobson's post led me to find this photo- http://www.cambriabike.com/road/brak...ero_levers.jpg I'll see if I can find any success stories on using them with dual pivot or side pull brakes. I think that Rivendell used to have them on their web site with a blurb about adding new life to old side pulls, but then Rivendell often has blurbs that have as much to do with getting rid of stock as it does with reality. |
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strange Dia-Compe aero brake levers
On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:13:20 -0500, A Muzi
wrote: I am not sure but are you describing a set of tandem "dummy levers"? Those have a very short blocky aluminum thing where the lever blade would be. Those would not work as a brake lever. Got a photo? These aren't tandem dummy blocks. Gary Jacobson's post led me to find this photo- http://www.cambriabike.com/road/brak...ero_levers.jpg I'll see if I can find any success stories on using them with dual pivot or side pull brakes. I think that Rivendell used to have them on their web site with a blurb about adding new life to old side pulls, but then Rivendell often has blurbs that have as much to do with getting rid of stock as it does with reality. |
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Gary Jacobson wrote:
Sounds like you have 287 V brake levers which pull more cable. Good for V brakes and some canti's. I concur. I just looked at my 287Vs and they sound very similar. There's a photo and explanation of the difference between the 287 and 287V he http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=1977 Greg Seems to me that when used with road calipers you lose modulation. Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY "Dan Daniel" wrote in message ... I picked up a pair of Dia-compe aero brake levers at a garage sale today. Now that I have them home, I am wondering what it is I really bought. The hoods and clamp look normal- black rubber, embossed R or L on one side, Dia-compe on the other. The levers look fine until you get to the pivot area.. There is a black plastic semi-circle that wraps around the top a bit, held in place by a small allen bolt. This bolt bottoms out before the plastic piece is held still, so I wonder if there is a piece missing. The top of the bolt has an unthreaded section, and it looks like a washer (quick release lever??) would fit into a recess in the plastic piece. This bolt also captures a large aluminum block that has a recess at the top edge for the cable mushroom and a slot of the cable to go through a hole in the base of the body. This block pivots (when the bolt isn't holding it in place) around a point about 3/4 inch beyond the lever pivot point. At the pivot point there i a small set screw holding the axle (?) in place. The allen bolt for the clamp is tucked underneath the pivot point, and it looks as if I will need to remove the lever in order to clamp the body to the handlebars. |
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strange Dia-Compe aero brake levers
Gary Jacobson wrote:
Sounds like you have 287 V brake levers which pull more cable. Good for V brakes and some canti's. I concur. I just looked at my 287Vs and they sound very similar. There's a photo and explanation of the difference between the 287 and 287V he http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=1977 Greg Seems to me that when used with road calipers you lose modulation. Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY "Dan Daniel" wrote in message ... I picked up a pair of Dia-compe aero brake levers at a garage sale today. Now that I have them home, I am wondering what it is I really bought. The hoods and clamp look normal- black rubber, embossed R or L on one side, Dia-compe on the other. The levers look fine until you get to the pivot area.. There is a black plastic semi-circle that wraps around the top a bit, held in place by a small allen bolt. This bolt bottoms out before the plastic piece is held still, so I wonder if there is a piece missing. The top of the bolt has an unthreaded section, and it looks like a washer (quick release lever??) would fit into a recess in the plastic piece. This bolt also captures a large aluminum block that has a recess at the top edge for the cable mushroom and a slot of the cable to go through a hole in the base of the body. This block pivots (when the bolt isn't holding it in place) around a point about 3/4 inch beyond the lever pivot point. At the pivot point there i a small set screw holding the axle (?) in place. The allen bolt for the clamp is tucked underneath the pivot point, and it looks as if I will need to remove the lever in order to clamp the body to the handlebars. |
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Dan Daniel wrote:
I picked up a pair of Dia-compe aero brake levers at a garage sale today. Now that I have them home, I am wondering what it is I really bought. From your description, I'd say they are 287-V levers: http://tinyurl.com/yueea These are designed to work only with v-brakes, as they pull too much cable for caliper brakes. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://bike.terrymorse.com/ |
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strange Dia-Compe aero brake levers
Dan Daniel wrote:
I picked up a pair of Dia-compe aero brake levers at a garage sale today. Now that I have them home, I am wondering what it is I really bought. From your description, I'd say they are 287-V levers: http://tinyurl.com/yueea These are designed to work only with v-brakes, as they pull too much cable for caliper brakes. -- terry morse Palo Alto, CA http://bike.terrymorse.com/ |
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