why are shimano DX brake levers so unloved?

[pickle]

might get some for my mini 

[NORTY40]

spoke to soon....



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-a-pair-of-Gold-Shimano-DX-brake-levers-Old-School-BMX-/310618401711?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item48524cabaf


 

    I gave a set of those away to a nice chap on here not long since 

[meticulous]

spoke to soon....



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-a-pair-of-Gold-Shimano-DX-brake-levers-Old-School-BMX-/310618401711?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item48524cabaf


 

    I gave a set of those away to a nice chap on here not long since 

Probably been under a steam roller though...   

[NORTY40]

spoke to soon....



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-a-pair-of-Gold-Shimano-DX-brake-levers-Old-School-BMX-/310618401711?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item48524cabaf


 

    I gave a set of those away to a nice chap on here not long since 

Probably been under a steam roller though...   

    No .... they were true NOS and minty mint 

Them Blue tec4's weren't that bad Sam , they had a touch of gravel rash were the steam roller had just caught them ..... your a cruel man 

[MartyC]

I like them but have not found them in the right colours for any of my builds so far but I have a build I think they would look good on but need either all chrome or a black and chrome one 

[Rabdul06]

   I wonder how many people read this, went to eBay to check the prices out, saw how cheap they are and have now decided to get some for their next build..!?!?

[Clean]

I love DXs; had them on my BH California as a kid, then on my Ultra Burner. 

Had them on my Haro FST before breaking it and selling it last year, too. 

I am particularly fond of the novel mechanism, but perhaps they are Marmite levers? Or perhaps that no completes were ever sold with them as standard BITD - to my limited knowledge - means that none of us wants them today for our purist nostalgia builds? 

Just sayin', like...................... 

[Badbaldie]

i use them   

[monkian]

Me too. Shimano = Good Stuff

[meticulous]

spoke to soon....



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-a-pair-of-Gold-Shimano-DX-brake-levers-Old-School-BMX-/310618401711?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item48524cabaf


 

    I gave a set of those away to a nice chap on here not long since 

Probably been under a steam roller though...   

    No .... they were true NOS and minty mint 

Them Blue tec4's weren't that bad Sam , they had a touch of gravel rash were the steam roller had just caught them ..... your a cruel man 

gona tease ya'  till the day you die...     

 

[NORTY40]

spoke to soon....



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NOS-a-pair-of-Gold-Shimano-DX-brake-levers-Old-School-BMX-/310618401711?pt=Cycling_Parts_Accessories&hash=item48524cabaf


 

    I gave a set of those away to a nice chap on here not long since 

Probably been under a steam roller though...   

    No .... they were true NOS and minty mint 

Them Blue tec4's weren't that bad Sam , they had a touch of gravel rash were the steam roller had just caught them ..... your a cruel man 

gona tease ya'  till the day you die...     

 

       ........ think i might need a bigger bat and some step ladders though Sam 

 

[region11]

I quite like them.  It's nice to have a build without tech 3's

[Bigplinky]

From what I remember they were out before Tech 3 and very good in their time (same time as Tech 2 which really are marmite levers and long DC levers which were crap) things just moved on in 83 when tech 3 came out, they just got kind of forgotten about.

More builds up to 83 need them  

[oldtired]

they were / are ok levers  and as said look the part on an early build   

 however they broke easy and wore out real quick the cam if i remember would never stay set at the far point, baggy brakes down the track after about an hour, tech 3 was just more reliable , simpler 

  the two here are not nos but from back then both with the above fault and a bit bent 

[Jaan]

I had SX levers and Tourneys on a Torker as a nippa - they did me fine for racing around the block 

[meticulous]

so over-engineered then.      just like their cranks....   

[neil]

I had one on my first bike seem to remember the lever sometimes jammed ,and they seemed to wear cables quickly ,but they do look decent

[RATTY]

I raced with them bitd and still use them now, great lever when set up right.

[bobbbbsy]

short n fugly !

[not johndub71]

My mate had some. Ok for Spen hands. Did feel very spongy.

[leehunt1]

nobody seems to like them or have them on there bikes...  

Really ?

I have a Shimano set up on my Nora

Dx lever and Tourney caliper  

Because I like to have something different on each of my bikes









I had a DX lever for a while BITD but found it didn't peform aswell as a DC ,,, spongey


but I think the Tourney calipers are ace, with their  selfcentre-ing mechanism  , far better than the DC MX self centre bobbins  

Its on the  right u Gay f@cker

[jT Racing]

They would need to be £100 a set to be cool for most.

[meticulous]

They would need to be £100 a set to be cool for most.

they will be soon after this thread...

[hunterdubber]

Its on the  right u Gay f@cker

Well I did say it I have em the UK way (the Proper way)    or  sometimes the gay boy way