RE: [RBW] TRP Brake Levers?

2012-05-21 Thread Allingham II, Thomas J 
+1  They are absolutely great.  Slightly unconventional shape of the levers 
makes it especially easy (mor me, anyway) to brake from the hoods.

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Subject: [RBW] TRP Brake Levers?

I put them on a bike a few months ago and have been happy with them. The hoods 
are comfortable and the levers have a nice feel to them. In all honesty, I 
bought them for aesthetic reasons: the gum hoods and the drilled levers 
appealed to me. The fact that they are comfortable and work well is just icing 
on the cake.

Brian
Park City

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RE: [RBW] TRP Brake Levers?

2012-05-21 Thread Minh 
As others point out are you trying to solve a problem or just want something 
different?  I just got a pair because all my bikes only have non-aero levers 
and anted something different.  I don't have them ona bike yet but the bodies 
feel good in the hand, the levers feel a little thin,but nothing too 
concerning.  

Brake levers fall into the category of parts where there's really only marginal 
improvements over time, these do have a few things going for them.
-shape of the hoods is a little bigger to grab onto
-strong return spring, which is not needed with side pulls but helps with 
cantis that don't always retract the lever.
-recessed button quick release, elegant solution to a quick release, but no 
more functional then the dia compe quick release
-offset levers make braking from the hoods or drops optimized (I think, I have 
not tried them yet)

These are all pretty minor and I would argue hard to justify the big price 
difference from the regular tektros.  Of course if you value the aesthetics, 
then they may be worth it since there are no other levers with a similar design.

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Re: [RBW] TRP Brake Levers?

2012-05-21 Thread Toshi Takeuchi 
The black ones aren't that much more expensive ($60).  The gum ones
are $50 more (I couldn't justify it, although I somehow justified a
lugged stem and seatpost :).

I find them to be comfortable and braking from the drops is good.

Toshi


On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Minh mgiangs...@gmail.com wrote:
[...]
 These are all pretty minor and I would argue hard to justify the big price 
 difference from the regular tektros.  Of course if you value the aesthetics, 
 then they may be worth it since there are no other levers with a similar 
 design.

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