Avid Brake Lever Question.

[stephan]

Anyone know which Avid Brake lever model numbers are compatable with early 90's Canti Brakes?

I will be looking out for some and read somewhere some Avid brake levers were compatable with Canti and V Brakes? Thought am compelety unsure which are suitable for Canti's.

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[KermitGKona88]

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.

 

[joglo]

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

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.

 

[JamesP]

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...

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.

 

[stephan]

Thanks for this, it is useful:

"The levers had been long and straight and they had been just called SD 2.0 (without an L).

They got later in 1997 adjusted for V-Brakes and got an "L" Label e.g. SD 2.0 L, also the lever wasn't just straight any longer but got an indentation."