Bent hope lever

Stuff

I admit it! I hit a tree at Wharncliffe yesterday and bent my back hope lever. I think they're the mini lever but M4 brakes.
I was wondering whether I can take it off and hammer it back straight and twist it back to its original position. I know this weakens the structure of the metal but by how much?
If you all think its not such a good idea then how much is a replacement lever?

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mbukjames

Never hit a lever back into position! It snapped last time I had a go..

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prian

You might aswell buy a new one shouldent be too much.

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ride_whenever

it sounds like crc are your friends and i think this will be the right one, it is the older style M4 with the mini lever. I have a couple at home, but cannot get to them for a couple of weeks, sorry.

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Stuff

Thanks for that! Perhaps I'll buy 2 in shiny new colours. As for hitting it back I would have removed it and do have access to hammers and anvils so I think I might have got away with it. Difficult for me to order from the web due to no credit card but never mind. I just found that I have snapped part of the I-Drive assembly too. Oh the costs of maintaning a DH bike keep racking up

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I'd have a go at hammering it back. afterall, what have you got to loose? you've got to buy a new one anyway if its badly bent. so it doesnt matter if it snaps when hammering it [;)]

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ride_whenever

But, even if you do hammer it back, buy new ones for spares, because probably next time you bash it/brake hard it'll snap. TBH i don't think it is worth it for 18 quid, piece of mind is nice.

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mongooseTE17

You probably could hammer it back gently as they are cnc machined from billit aluminium and not cast. Cast aluminium tends to snap very easy.

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covert

I bent my hope mini lever aswell. Although it bent in a weird way and i actually find it more comfortable now. My lbs qoted my œ20 for a new one. And me being skint kept my bent one. Its worked perfect for months. Although you can get some sweet colours now if you buy them separate.

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whyamihere

Get a new one instead of bending it back. You do not want it to snap.

mmm_pie

It'll snap before you get it back to where it was, otherwise it'll snap when you're riding.

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Sometimes it overheats. You have to make sure it's in a ventilated place all the time.
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lorettocourt

Bent mine a while ago and went down the blowtorch to heat it and a big set of grips to slowly bend it back route. You need to make sure you are wearing heatproof gloves though and if you can't remove the lever then wrap up everything around it. Worked a treat.

Stuff

heating aluminium is a dodgy thing as you change the structure. I gently massaged it back to the almost correct position. Its a back brake lever so it doesn't see a whole lot of action anyway as Im a front brake man. What I have noticed to day though after it was left resting on its side over night is there is alot of fluid around the resevoir caps and the break seems to have pumped up alot. Is this just heat expansion after todays sun or is it more serious?

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