cable pull

ugo.santalucia
ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
edited May 2016 in Cyclocross
I need a pair of drop bar brake levers for single speed and cable disc brakes. The Shimano 400 are marketed for caliper rim brakes and the Tektro are marketed for V-brakes. Am I right in thinking V-brakes require more cable pull than calipers and therefore the levers should be better suited to disc brakes?
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  • ThanksBye
    ThanksBye Posts: 519
    Hi Ugo,

    That is correct.

    Jon
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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    Excellent and super speedy! Thanks
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  • jjsh
    jjsh Posts: 142
    Ugo ~ what frame are you using that has disk brake mounts and single speed drop outs, or are you using a different solution for chain tensioning? I'm curious as I fancy building a singlespeed cross type bike as a 'country pub bike'.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    JJSH wrote:
    Ugo ~ what frame are you using that has disk brake mounts and single speed drop outs, or are you using a different solution for chain tensioning? I'm curious as I fancy building a singlespeed cross type bike as a 'country pub bike'.

    The latter. I have not bought the chain tensioner yet, still need to research, but ATM Velosolo products seem to be the one I might go for
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Velosolo is OK but the ProblemSolvers twin pulley one is far more robust IME
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,313
    The Tektro 520 levers (15 quid) are awesome, the cable pull is immense, allowing for large pad clearance!

    I went for a On-One tensioner, which seems OK, still need to put the chain on though
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