OK, good question. No, the brakes themselves are agnostic. You can use any V-brake lever with them.Thanks for the info. I have M brakes on my 1994 Dawes Mean Street hybrid. They are operated by levers which are a combo with rapidfire gear changers. One of the rapidfires is broken and I have been unsuccessful finding a replacement so I am looking at separate changers and levers. I'm not very mechanically minded and am wondering which levers I will have to buy for the M brakes.
Dump it.The RHS shifter was just stuck and I freed it off with WD40. The LHS central bolt was seized and is turning in the hole and the whole thing is loose and out of line but still not shifting. If I can find a competent Shimano repairer I might be in luck but I'm not optimistic.