Even though I’m waiting on brake parts for my 24” Cruiser BMX build - I did ‘jury rig’ the rear brake last night to get some idea of if everything was going to work.
A resounding “Ish” was the answer. Felt pathetically weak in essence. I’ve used the same brake levers (My favourite and on all my BMX’s) on plenty of different types of caliper before ? Maybe I should Google it - as this is my very first V-Brake…….which are common on the rear of BMX race bikes. And Google came back to me with:
“The Dia-Compe Tech-77 is a classic, short-pull brake lever designed to work with
caliper,
cantilever, and traditional
U-brakes. They are specifically designed for short-pull braking and are
not compatible with V-brakes (linear-pull) 🤦♂️
So: seeing as I’ve got a side pull on the front and a V-brake on the rear - does that mean i’ll need two different types of lever ? *Over my dead body ! If i do - my cycling career is over. My OCD would literally go hypersonic and I’d probably turn inside out and implode at the same time. Not gonna happen 😡
So I go back to Auntie Google. She suggests a ‘Cable converter’ to adjust the throw may be available. The reviews look good and say they work well. I can’t find one easily in the UK; so they are coming from Ali Express - and should be around 8 days.
Current set-up:
The Cable Converter below that I’ve bought a couple of: maybe replaces the whole 90 degree Noodle by the look of it ?
**CONFIRMED - I found a picture of one installed:
Bare with. Back faster than you can say “Express Shipping from China”…..🙄
