Author Topic: What "tech" are these levers? (Read 548 times)

ROX · « **on:** July 16, 2008, 06:54 PM »

I recently bought some old school blue Dia Compe brakes from the US, but I'm not sure what tech the levers are.

Please can someone tell me?

Cheers in advance!

motomagII · « **Reply #1 on:** July 16, 2008, 07:14 PM »

they arent they are pre bent levers

Waxintaxin · « **Reply #2 on:** July 16, 2008, 07:18 PM »

they are called pre bent levers , maybe the 1st dia compe BMX lever so although i have never heard them called this a Tech 1,although i would imagine the first was not bent

a few diff types of pre bents were made this one is a 45 degree one

and looking at the code on the inner bit of the clamp it was made in 1981

and the odd colour clamp was factory , but i have only ever seen them from the USA with the odd colour clamps so maybe this one was bought from there originally

god i need to get out more lol

garrycroft · « **Reply #3 on:** August 06, 2008, 03:27 PM »

they're tech one's - they came available in straight and angled (bent one's!) tech 2's were the ridiculous two finger shaped things, tech 3's were great just long enough and not overly complex, strong and light. after that came all those silly locking jobbies for floor tricks.

hope this helps....

hunterdubber · « **Reply #4 on:** August 06, 2008, 03:33 PM »

Just pre bents

never ever heard them refered to as a Tech lever

although they were before Tech II's

Steve P · « **Reply #5 on:** August 06, 2008, 05:38 PM »

I've never heard of a Tech 1 either ... what would they have named the pre bent 45 degree lever then

They were always known as the DC pre bent lever ... Shimano made a similar design too

Rombloke · « **Reply #6 on:** August 06, 2008, 06:16 PM »

hope this helps

looks like the others are right, they are not spec'd as tech levers, just purely known as bent levers, and a part no...in two different angles, 20 and 45 degree

Dave