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A few shifter brake conversions I have done for people...

By hardsole5280 on 11/20/2007. Bike tags: Fixed gear | Single speed | Track bike | Road bike | fixie | more tags >>
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You can convert certain shift levers into brake levers. They must have reinforced cable stops (arms on both sides of the stops, not just on one side) to work properly, and achieve the proper braking power.





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Ha...neat idea.

Submitted by sfclearwater on 07/04/2008.

Ha...neat idea.

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wait...

Submitted by pryn154 on 05/01/2008.

why can't you use a regular brake lever in seattle???

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or, you could just use a

Submitted by qgundersen on 02/22/2008.

or, you could just use a regular lever. right?

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i'm with this guy. this just

Submitted by xenemyofthesunx on 04/06/2008.

i'm with this guy. this just seems like disaster waiting to happen. has nothing to do with being elitist, just seems silly. there is no spring, so does that mean you have to pull it back into position after squeezing it? brake levers exist for a reason...don't be weird just for the sake of being weird.

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No,

Submitted by hardsole5280 on 03/26/2008.

You can't use a regular brake lever. Damn, I am in Seattle all the time, as I am writing this in fact. If you didnt leave such a stupid comment, I would ask you to show me around your town..... But it sounds as though you are an elitist prick.

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wow

Submitted by qgundersen on 03/26/2008.

i'm glad i came off as an elitist prick, considering i'm a fifteen year old high school student who couldn't give less of a fuck whether you're "in Seattle all the time" or not. please go and ride one of your fixie conversions into a brick wall, and if you happen to live through that, please stay in denver where you belong. go find someone else to show you around town, creep.

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hotness...

Submitted by junket on 12/21/2007.

incarnate - I knew there was a reason I kept all those old shifters around.

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make sure....

Submitted by hardsole5280 on 12/23/2007.

You use shifters that have arms on both sides of the housing stop.
The ones with only one arm flex tooo much under braking.

-Shawn-

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Thanks - I'll post pictures

Submitted by junket on 01/08/2008.

Thanks - I'll post pictures of what I work up!

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alright alright thats hot

Submitted by WalkingDead on 11/20/2007.

alright alright thats hot

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Thanks man!

Submitted by hardsole5280 on 11/20/2007.

Thanks man!

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