Roadie brakes with MTB levers

desweller

Begging audience with the almighty wisdom of the commuting workshop forum.

Is there any reason why I can't use something like these

ModelID=9734http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9734

with something like these

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=27806

?

I suspect the levers are designed for a different mechanical advantage at the calliper.

In which case, is there a clever way I can make the two work together?

Thanks in advance,

Des

desweller

Scratch that. It seems there are roadies with flat bars out there.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=38725

nicklouse

hard to say as the first like does not work.

but yes the pull amounts are different.

desweller

Oops.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9734

nicklouse

DesWeller wrote:

Oops.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9734

will not work with road brakes.