Re: [CR]Brake Lever Position - Weinmann & GB?

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From: "Stephen Barner" <steve@sburl.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR]Brake Lever Position - Weinmann & GB?
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 08:01:49 -0400


I think the body of the junior lever was the same as the regular lever. Only the lever itself was different.

There were a few different bends in Weinmann levers over the years. The lever I like best is one that I think stopped sometime in the mid-'70s. It has more of a curve than the later levers, coming a bit closer to the bars, and has that unique Weinmann QR built into the levers. That QR does not work well with fat tires if you like close brake clearances. The lever came on Paramounts and quite a few other bikes. It might come close enough to the bars to suit your purposes. If necessary, an ingenious person should be able to rig up a shim to keep the lever from returning all the way to the rest position, an effect that was achieved with standard extension levers

I have a photo of the above described lever at http://biketoss.com/Barner/72SportsTourer/IMG_0069.JPG

Steve Barner, Bolton, Vermont


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> Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 14:14:31 -0700 (PDT)
> From: r cielec <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]Brake Lever Position - Weinmann & GB?
>
> Joe:
> Thanks.
> I'll start hunting for the junior lever assy. From the description, I assume the lever is also smaller. Perhaps lever bodies can be swapped.
> Regards,
> Richard Cielec
> Chicago, Illinois
>
> Joe Bender-Zanoni <joebz@optonline.net> wrote:
> As to Wienmann- There is a junior size lever. You can also, at your own
> risk,bend the lever in. Also some of the levers are more bent already.

>

> Joe