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Gary72:
Can someone tell me what the difference is between a V brake lever and a Canti brake lever???????

darkersomeday:
a v-brake pulls more cable than a canti,

levers wont swap over because of this :daumenhoch:

Gary72:
cheers, still confused as I think I have a U brake on my new school bike, can i use either for this????

darkersomeday:
it'll likely be a u-brake if its a N/S bike,

you can use a v-lever but it will feel harder to pull the brake on as it wont create enough leverage,

if i were you i'd just get a regular canti/caliper pull lever,

tech 77's are legend,
odyssey's are good,

if you get stuck give us a shout :daumenhoch:

Gary72:
cheers, i'm after a green lever and have found a shop on ebay that is selling both v and canti type but they look the same.
Im sure I have also seen levers that have a switch that converts from one to the other?????

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