Avid Brake Lever Question.
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Generally the ones with the longer levers and no crumple zone are Canti compatible. Some say the speed dial can make them do both but I have never found this to be the case.
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joglo
Senior Retro Guru
I personally find that the Speed Dial helps to adjust the levers to some extent do support both, cantilever and v-brakes. At least running "L" levers orginally for V-brakes with Canti does work for me OK.
But here is a bit of history and more information on the Avid levers
www.retrobike.co.uk
To my knowledge, the Ultimate had been originally designed for Cantilevers.
They got later a different internal chip to be able to support V-Brakes, a picture of this chips is at this post
www.retrobike.co.uk
The SD2.0 without "L" had been to my knowledge designed still for cantis.
We have recently discovered that also certain bikes like the 96 Barracuda AL750 had been officially equipped with those 2.0 levers in combination with Onza HO cantilevers.
The ones with "L" than for V-Brakes.
But here is a bit of history and more information on the Avid levers
Avid Speed Dial Brake Levers - V/Canti?
Afternoon all. Is there a quick and easy way to tell if a set of Avid Speed Dial brake levers are designed for cantilever or V-Brake? Must be possible from the model number? Lots of different versions out there. I'm looking for a set of canti levers for a build, and Avids are a possibility...
www.retrobike.co.uk
To my knowledge, the Ultimate had been originally designed for Cantilevers.
They got later a different internal chip to be able to support V-Brakes, a picture of this chips is at this post
what lever to use whit Avid arch supreme v brakes?
I have two sets of avid arch supreme vbrakes, each set came whit a different set of levers: The first set is what i think is a 1998 set of SD ultimate V, seams like four finger levers. the second set is Avid ultimate from 1999 or 2000 (Really the same lever as my 2011 Ultimate black obs.)...
www.retrobike.co.uk
The SD2.0 without "L" had been to my knowledge designed still for cantis.
We have recently discovered that also certain bikes like the 96 Barracuda AL750 had been officially equipped with those 2.0 levers in combination with Onza HO cantilevers.
The ones with "L" than for V-Brakes.
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JamesP
Specialized Fan
I personally find that the Speed Dial helps to adjust the levers to some extent do support both, cantilever and v-brakes.
here is a bit of history on the Avid levers
Avid Speed Dial Brake Levers - V/Canti?
Afternoon all. Is there a quick and easy way to tell if a set of Avid Speed Dial brake levers are designed for cantilever or V-Brake? Must be possible from the model number? Lots of different versions out there. I'm looking for a set of canti levers for a build, and Avids are a possibility...
To my knowledge, the Ultimate had been originally designed for Cantilevers.
They got later a different internal chip to be able to support V-Brakes, a picture of this chips is at this post
what lever to use whit Avid arch supreme v brakes?
I have two sets of avid arch supreme vbrakes, each set came whit a different set of levers: The first set is what i think is a 1998 set of SD ultimate V, seams like four finger levers. the second set is Avid ultimate from 1999 or 2000 (Really the same lever as my 2011 Ultimate black obs.)...
The SD2.0 without "L" had been to my knowledge designed still for cantis.
We have recently discovered that also certain bikes like the 96 Barracuda AL750 had been officially equipped with those 2.0 levers in combination with Onza HO cantilevers.
The ones with "L" than for V-Brakes.
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Black_puma
GT Fan
I took a pair of those Avid levers of a Mongoose Iboc Pro SX with a combination of V's and Cantis.
Not found a use for them yet, I prefer shorter levers. I'll put them up for sale soon.
Not found a use for them yet, I prefer shorter levers. I'll put them up for sale soon.
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stephan
Retro Guru
@Black_puma thanks for the reply, I have now sourced XT V-Brakes and XT-Levers to suit my needs when ready, however am sure you will sell the Avid's very easily - they don't appear to last long on sale from other sites, cheers Stephan.
