On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 5:26 PM, LTravers <lat7575@swbell.net> wrote:
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> I would think it would allow the brakes to be more easily modulated.
> Universal levers were notorious for poor leverage. It would seem to follow
> that it would mean less movement at the pad over a given pull vs. another
> lever.
Actually the opposite, less leverage means more pad travel for a given length of pull. High leverage ratio levers/brakes barely move the pads when pulled so you have to set them up very close to the rim and wheel trueness becomes a real issue.
Kurt Sperry
Bellingham, Washington
USA