Bar End Brake Lever Installation And Brake Cables 1X9 Speed Conversion Bike Blogger
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2015
- In this video I install the brake levers and brake cables on my 1x speed bicycle conversion project!
I installed bar end brake levers on the bullhorn handlebars, and routed the brake cables such that they should be mostly out of the way and keep the bike looking clean and simple.
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Thank you BB!! I asked AND received!! My bar end levers should arrive in the next couple of days so this video was a massive help with a few things I was unsure about.
Why does the end cut away like that. Youre not done
he took so long to do essentially nothing, and then didn't finish!
I love your videos! thanks to you really, I got into biking and it's been helping me with my voyage into sobriety (:
That's awesome Oz X!
I like this series, thanks!
Excellent Video, I planned to to a similar setup on my bike! Thanks for the overview.
Many thanks for the video, I have the same bars and Tektro RX 4.1 TT brake levers, the info with the MTB brake cables was very helpful!
Too bad that the video ends so abruptly.
What minimum internal diameter handlebar will thus fit, without the black casing?
Can I use road bike brake cables?
Do I need to change the brake cable? I can’t figure out how to get my cable out of my brake lever. I saw videos on how it’s done on other bikes but my bike doesn’t have that cut that allows the metal cable to come out...
Not many videos on these brakes, nice.
Can I still install this if I have cork tape shoved inside the handles?
I have a folding bike I want to convert to bullhorns and bar end brakes. It currently has straight bars, MTB style brakes, trigger shifters and mechanical disk rotors. Will bar end shifters work with mechanical disk rotors. I read somewhere cable pull can be an issue? I will keep the trigger shifters as is.
what type of bull horn bars do you have on this bike?
I have a very similar setup to yours but I'm trying to add a rear brake. I have an old brake cable from a previous bike. Is it possible to reuse the cables? On the tektro levers it seems like the hole is only big enough to allow an uncovered cable through.
+ch33zer It should work if the inner cable is the correct type (mountain brake vs road brake cable) and long enough to reach the rear brake. You can reuse the outer cable (housing).
Shame the video cuts short, but very helpful,. thank you
So I swapped out my drop bar and installed a carbon fiber bull horn, with the same brake lever as you have in the vid. Brand new cables, everything. Only problem I have is the brakes don't stop me quick enough, like they're not clamping down enough, regardless of the adjustments I make. Any ideas of what I might be doing wrong or could do?
What kind of brakes do you have? Generally the brake lever and the brake need to match. These brake levers don't really work disc brakes or direct/linear pull cantilever brakes (v-brakes) These brake levers are meant for short cable pull brake calipers like traditional road brake rim brakes or the Avid Shorty short pull cantilever brakes used on the bike in this video. There might be a hack to use short pull brake levers with long pull brakes but you'd have to research it. Brakes are not really something you want to hack though.
Hey - could you tell me what bullhorn handlebars you've got, and what the internal diameter was? I'm wondering whether 18.2mm will be big enough for my rx4.1 levers!
Hi Taylor Rettke. I them with Origin8 bullhorn handlebars. The rx4.1 levers come with shims for each lever so they can fit a variety of internal diameters per step 2 of the owners manual. Tektro lists them as fitting internal diameters of 19.6 to 20.6 mm but I'm not sure if that includes the use of the shims or not. www.tektro.com/_english/01_products/01_prodetail.php?pid=73&sort=1&fid=3
I recently bought some Pure Fix Bullhorns and they have 18.2 mm diametre. My Tektro RX 4.1 brake levers didn't fit.
Great to know!
Is it not possible to wrap the bars before putting in the brake levers, similar to wrapping the bars on drop bars and then installing the bar end plugs afterwards?
+Patrick94GSR I think that should work, but it'll add another step when you go to replace the bar tape.
hey I got a question. if my bar end diameter is bigger than rue brake lever, can I still install it?
The bar end brake lever in this video comes with a metal shim so it can fit bar ends with wider diameters.
I just can see 4 minutes of the video and i can‘t see how you make the cable fit? is it my fault or did you make a other video for the. my vodeo stops at 4:57. i hope i can see the whole vid.
The full playlist is here th-cam.com/play/PLEZf1_jDCYJ0DCjOrn0_aG0iZ2Pa_JHxK.html but I talk more about brakes in this old playlist here th-cam.com/play/PLEZf1_jDCYJ0NDIkeFMneQTTZj9F_3W8F.html Basically for this brake lever you just route the cable through the front of brake lever and then sheath cable housing over it on the other side. The instructions are here tinyurl.com/ycrv2br5
Would that brake lever fit Pure Fix or Origin8 Bullhorn bars?
+DANNYTHEQUAD Absolutely, DANNYTHEQUAD. The bullhorn bars in that video are Origin8. :)
and where is the cable outlet? Did you puncture the handlebar or did it come with outlet holes?
Cables comes out the back of the lever. My handlebars aren't drilled for internal cable routing so they are routed externally outside the bars and under the bar tape.
Just got the tektro rx4.1 levers but they don't fit in the inside of my bar, not quite sure what to do, would lubrication work as its secure without the housing
+Jordan Stow Did you first loosen the mounting bolt before trying to insert them into the bar? They use an expansion plug/sleeve mechanism.
+Jordan Stow Oh, and those brake levers also come with a shim. You don't have to use the shim - it is only for bars with a larger inside diameter.
+BikeBlogger yeah so the inside of the bars diameter is smaller then the brake diameter, I've stripped the mechanism and it doesn't fit regardless, would you recommend sanding the inside bar to give it some room to slide in?
How did you run the brake cables? I have a cinelli lola bullhorn. And planning to put a sram s-990 aero brake lever. Please help me.... :(
The cables go in through the front and out the back of these levers. I ran the brakes cables on the inside of the handlebars. Some handlebars have recesses or holes to route the cables through.
So I guess my problem is there's no hole with the cinelli lola. :(
Thanks to manual installed
I am trying to change my handlebars and levers. However, I have a 6KU urban track fixie, and I don't know what kind of break cables they are... Does anyone happen to know if they are mtb cables?!
We both have what's called Shifter Cable types, just checked mines since I also have a 6KU bike and even took the time to tighten my brakes. 😂
Yahir Fernandez YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! Lol
would this work for a Haanjo Metro with mechanical disc brakes?
Hi Lologanable. These brake levers are for short cable pull brakes, by that I mean they are meant for caliper and cantilever brakes, not v-brakes/direct pull/linear pull or mechanical cable actuated disc brakes. These would probably not provide enough stopping power because they would not pull enough cable (long pull brake levers).
Are there long pull bar end levers or do I have to get fancy with the levers I have
I'm not certain Lologanable. Are the brakes Tektro Aires? Per the mfgr website they are linear pull type and you would need long pull bar end brake levers. www.tektro.com/_english/01_products/01_prodetail.php?pid=223&sortname=MTB&sort=2&fid=1 The brake levers need to match the brakes.
Yeah they are Aires. I was thinking of using the current levers on the flat on a pursuit bar, or using a hooded lever in a peculiar way
Is it possible to change the style of handlebars? I'm a new biker and new to your channel. Love your Videos! keep it up
+Matthew Vargas Sure it is possible to change the style of handlebars. :) You may need to install new cables though depending on what handlebars you move to, and where you decide to mount the brake levers and shift levers, because the cables may not be long enough. I could have maybe reused some of my cables but since I am installing new handlebars I figured I'd take the opportunity to install new cables too. In the case of my brakes I could not reuse the cables because the brake levers in this video use mountain biking type brake cables which have different style cable ends than the road biking cables that were on my Shimano STI brakes. Thank you for the kind words, Matthew Vargas!
BikeBlogger Thank you for the help and your amazing videos!
whats the size and clamp diameter of your handlebars?
My handlebars are 26mm and 42cm. I can't remember the inner diameter but I can fit these brake levers without needing the included shim.
Lol and I thought you mount these at the ends of dropper bars, like those found on road/gravel bikes.
What happened to the rest of the video?
What do you call this type of handlebar?
bullhorn bars or pursuit bars
can't get mine to fit into the handlebars at all, standard 25.4 width
Did you remove the metal shim/inner sleeve? It comes with sleeve to fit wider bars.
This is terrible...getting the barrel end into the "nipple slot" is the confusing part...how much bend to put in the cable?
i hear some grasshopper :))
no way the first video i click on for these brakes is also a lemond with pursuit bars
Those bar-ends look awesome! Question though, what are you going to be doing for shifters?
EDIT: Nevermind, I'm an idiot. Just realized you were doing a single speed conversion.
+Blind Guy Vaping I believe he is doing a 1x conversion with single chain ring and cassette/rear derailleur. I'm also wondering about the shifter, downtube maybe?
+Blind Guy Vaping Videos are coming on that. I'm releasing one a day as I progress through my 1X project.
Need to redo this with less cuts please.
The human hand/wrist doesn't like bars or levers that are truly horizontal or vertical. Angle your hands and let them relax into a natural stance, they like to be down 30 degrees from horizontal and back about 30-45 degrees as well.
YOU. ARE. NOT. DONE.
This video was a waste of time. Please cut your videos next time and if you are missing footage of the climax, that is, the end result, please don't post the video. By the looks of it, the bike cable runs between the bar end and the brake lever. That looks like my fingers would get stuck moving between grip and brake? But I can't see because the video just stops