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BMX General => BMX Chat => Topic started by: Taipan on September 12, 2016, 10:58 AM
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Whilst out riding on the weekend I noticed that there's far to much flex in an old school lever,been using the usual DC tech 3 and 4 mainly so my question is what lever would you recommend that will give me far less flex? maybe something that has a cast fixing via allen key instead of the loop and nut /bolt fixing,what do you use? info greatfully received :daumenhoch:
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tech 5's my friend. All of the above, cast, allen fixing etc. Been using them for a few years now, v happy with them and certainly never noticed any flexing etc Plus the longer lever means less input force required to achieve a similar applied braking power. :daumenhoch:
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Yep, Tech 5's for me too. :daumenhoch:
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Old school, or any lever ???
Tech 77's are by far the superior old school lever, and the Odyssey mono mid lever now. I use a Shimano DX lever on my new TA, solely for the adjustments on it, but it is also a great lever :daumenhoch:
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Odyssey RX3
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cheers lads :daumenhoch:
btw bikes are old school but tbh I just want a lever that will work :daumenhoch: even my young lad is complaining about the flex on his levers i'll have a look for the tech 5's or similar
thx again :daumenhoch:
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Im running Tech 77s on 3 of mine now and being a Big man I take some stopping on a down hill section as Retro Dan will testifie at Chester a few years back.
Never had issues with them.
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new school , odyssey mono levers are pretty good , look mid school , although some may cringe bunging em on old/mid bikes but they do work well , no flex and come in four different lever types ,twin cable for gyro's M2 , medium lever are nice , the trigger ones are the best :daumenhoch: n the short ones are short :LolLolLolLol:
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Dc tech 77's, odyssey mono or eclat sniper levers all rule :daumenhoch: acs also made a really nice one as well, can't remember what it was called though!
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Oddy Mono is the only lever I use to ride. End of :yahoo_silent:
Well i'm about the 5th person to recommend them so fook that oldschool nonsense and get over it if you want to actually stop. Pair them with a set of sticky pads and you'll go over the handlebars if you pull up too hard :2funny:
Here's one of my Badlanders rocking a set of them :daumenhoch:
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/Spen69016/IMG_9672_zps5d87d15f.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/Spen69016/IMG_9672_zps5d87d15f.jpg.html)
And an '88 Sport with a set :coolsmiley:
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa149/Spen69/IMG_8013_zps3cad7e71.jpg) (http://s196.photobucket.com/user/Spen69/media/IMG_8013_zps3cad7e71.jpg.html)