Dia Compe Pre Bent Levers (early 81 type style)

[Brandy Truffle]

What is the deal with these levers?

I know they were used on some early BMX's whereby they are clamped halfway down the bar itself,rather than next to the grip tyhen you'd use your two fingers to pull up on the lever..

I've bought 2 now, a red one and a blue one..both "NOS" but both have arrived with a SILVER clamp rather than an anodised one in the correct colour.

Is this how they originally were sold? Both levers came from different sellers,opposite ends of the world,so dont think it was a co-incidence?

 

[bmx xxx]

ive got a pair of red nos pre bent, and they are all red.
sounds wrong to me, but hay what do i know
good luck

[GREMLIN]

All the pre-bend levers i've had have always had the same coloured clamp as lever    G.

[Brandy Truffle]

Thanks Guys. Looks like i've been had then.

[bodamus]

I have had some early NOS Gold Pre Bents in the past and they came with Silver Clamps. You haven't been done mate.

Can't remember if there Dia-compe or Shimano's though.

bodamus

[Brandy Truffle]

Thanks Bodamus, i was just looking at them and the buggers are Dia Compe and in SEALED BAGS. NOS unopened.

So maybe some were supplied that way.

[region11]

Early dia compe ads show silver clamps

[Brandy Truffle]

http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-DIA-COMPE-PRE-BENDS-IN-GOLD-ANO-SET_W0QQitemZ380010364309QQihZ025QQcategoryZ42310QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem




Conclusive Evidence.

Now that is strange isn't it.

[MartyC]

Easy enough to get them anodised to match through Custom Colour Anodising 

[Mattdub]

Gonna say you were'nt had , they came both silver & matching 

Got both types myself .

[meticulous]

dont you think calling them pre-bent would mean before bent bent levers were available, not bent before you have bought them

if you know what i mean

[Waxintaxin]

they started as un bent straight levers
but everyone was bending them ,so they pre bent them in different angles 45degree or 30, hence the name

Rich

[munners]

did they ever come in chrome?

[Mattdub]

did they ever come in chrome?

Deffo not early on but later were the HL Turbo ones chrome ?? .

[GREMLIN]

I have chrome pre-bent levers    G.

[munners]

I have chrome pre-bent levers    G.

fancy selling me them?