what brake levers for a 79 build

[eloopnai]

starting a 79 build but unsure what brake levers obviously dia compe 2,3,4,5, etc all too new for it  was there any before that mx 122 ? or they later still
shimano tourney maybe ?    ive noticed most were pre bent levers in them days  haro plastic 2 lever would do i think but out my price range 
 ive searched around but unable to work it out  so need a clued up radster to point me in the right direction please 

[Rodgy1970]

I think tourney are possibly 1980 on.

DC straights are definitely ok as I have a set that came with an 890 caliper dated 1979.

[kungfunky]

Yup DC straights are ok as are the pre bend and double bend, the haro plastic ones were from 81/2 I think, the erly plastic ones which are similar are the Hare type. Weinmann also did some nice ones from around that year.

what colour you after as I have plenty of 70's levers pal 

[Spen69]

There speaks the master, Ashley "did someone say 70's build" Kungfunky ;-D

Yep, what Ash said bud. Long time since you were building mate, what's in the pipeline? Super, Team or plain old vanilla Goose?

[Peter J]

If you want uber cool and rare as Spen not haggling over prices......................................Team Products levers 

[kungfunky]

yeah yeah yeah its all about the 70's 

Team Products levers Pete...wtf are they then ? 

[eloopnai]

thanks for the info kungfunky ive managed to get some pre bend levers so all sorted thanks  

hi spen i started doing a goose again but wasnt feeling it so binned it and im doing a 79 redline mx11  it was  the first decent bmx's i see in my area as a kid so thats the reason behind the build pretty much sourced all the bits i need although im sure it will get tweaked as i put it together it wont be 100% 1979  parts but pretty much there  

[Spen69]

Blimey, not a Goose? I just nearly spat my coffee out ;-O

Cool, anything 70's just looks like they were designed and built in sheds, so it's tricky to replicate that look! Have a look at Ashley's Rippers or Carl's Robbos for inspiration if you don't get what I mean ;-)

[bobafett]

Shimano and Dia-Compe both did pre-bent levers in the late 70's 

Shimano were at least 1978 if not earlier and Dia-Compe 1979, again possibly earlier.....

[Peter J]

Team Products levers Pete...wtf are they then ? 

 

Some fly by night company made em 

I believe the bloke who's company it was is also the godfather of BMX 

[stidds]

Weinmann did some nice straight levers in the 70's, I have seen Campagnolo straight levers also which would be amazing, but they do not come up for sale often.

[kungfunky]

Heres some Weinmann straight levers I have, both stamped 77

[stidds]

I like the Weinmann's (AG's I think the model is) with the hidden clamp bolt, lovely they are...