Tektro RL520 Aero V Brake Levers - Black

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I tead that I should expect a slight decrease in brake performance when trying to get drop bar levers to work with V brakes but was I wrong! These Tektro levers are more powerful that the Shimano straight bar levers. From the hoods I easily lock the wheels if I wanted. Very impressed. Doesn't come with any cable or housing so you'll need to buy that on top.

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Bit fiddly to attach to bars. Needed to detach the Clip from the lever to slide it on before Re attaching the Lever in position.. Plain sailing otherwise,cable feeds though easy enough..Not as comfortable as Cane Creeks but still good value.. easy to tape around the hoods as well.. the Q/R button is excellent . Very handy if using the mini V Brakes..

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Does the job well allowing me to use v brakes on drop bars. Hoods could do with being a little wider for more comfort.

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These are powerful and ergonomically comfy, brake with confidence just using finger tip control and equally good from the hoods.

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Fitted some quasi drops to a straight bar hybrid & decided to use these with bar end shifters. They work perfectly, enough said really!

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The choice of drop bar levers to run full size V brakes is very limited, but having fitted these to three different bikes over the years, I wouldn't bother looking elsewhere, as these are so good.

For £17 these are terrific value for money and, well they just work and work very well!

Fitting is a doddle, the mounting bolt won't strip out at the first sniff of an allen key going near it (unlike the stupid alloy T25 bolt on Campagnolo ergo levers!), the hoods feel ok, the braking power is as strong from the hoods as it is from the drops and the Campagnolo inspired QR release button is a superb touch.

There is of course no barrel adjuster and you'll soon need one as the pads wear, so I would either combine it with a Jagwire adjustable noodle (available from SJS) or better still, pair the levers with the Tektro RL940/941 cross levers that come with barrel adjusters. If you're doing this, bin the whole gunky nightmare that are V brake noodles and use the Origin 8 noodles.

If I was being picky, I would say the cable routing angle out of the back of the levers could be better......