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Mid School BMX (>87) 1989 to 2003 (<05) => Mid School ( Keep the faith ) => Topic started by: magna13 on March 27, 2010, 01:06 PM

Title: Brake lever.
Post by: magna13 on March 27, 2010, 01:06 PM

What was everyone using around the early 90's period? want an era correct lever for my build :)

thanks. Zak :)

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: Bettyswallocks on March 27, 2010, 01:07 PM

Tech 77 zak...  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: magna13 on March 27, 2010, 01:14 PM

thanks :daumenhoch: what else was on the market in this period?

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: firebird4130 on March 27, 2010, 01:38 PM

I remember some people used shimano mtb levers
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1991-Shimano-XT-Brake-Levers_W0QQitemZ220574165145QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item335b3ea899

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: kev-s on March 27, 2010, 02:08 PM

tech77 the only lever to have imo :daumenhoch:

got em on all 4 of my bikes and will swap the shimano deore one on my gt pro series build for a tech77 too :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: scott250 on March 27, 2010, 04:39 PM

Quote from: fraz4130 on March 27, 2010, 01:38 PM

I remember some people used shimano mtb levers
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1991-Shimano-XT-Brake-Levers_W0QQitemZ220574165145QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR?hash=item335b3ea899

I used them, they worked really good - loads of other riders had em too.  I hammered mine till they bent a little more away from my bars, broke one bending it too much, but I lucky for me I had a spare - but if you get it right it does work loads better.

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: scott250 on March 28, 2010, 09:44 PM

This is mine, found it today in my box of bits
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/y201/Scottewhite/shlev.jpg)

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: firebird4130 on March 28, 2010, 10:19 PM

yeah ,looks cool like that, using one on a 90's build I'm doing at the moment  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: Lazarou on March 28, 2010, 10:30 PM

I switched for a short while to ACS 7 levers but soon went back to Tech 77s.

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: SaMAlex on March 29, 2010, 08:33 AM

Tech 77s.  :daumenhoch:

I used some Pitbull levers for a bit. They were very close to those shimano ones but they didnt feel as good as 77s so I changed back.

Title: Re: Brake lever.
Post by: groover247 on March 29, 2010, 10:34 PM

I used odyssey pitbull levers.

quality hinged clamp and would bend quite easily without breaking.

sutty