You’d soon run into the same issue as when pairing V-brakes with Canti levers - ie having to run the pads really close to avoid having the levers bottom out before achieving good braking.Īnd since you don’t see brake levers sold as ”for short reach only”, or ”for long reach brakes”, it seems like a probable conclusion that the arms above the pivot stays the same.Īlso, with the - admittedly limited - inventory I have available, the brake arms above the pivot stay the same, and only the part below the pivot change.Īs long as the levers don’t bottom out, the mechanical advantage isn’t that critical for basic function. If the length of the brake arm above the pivot was changed, then the amount of cable pull would also change. That wouldn’t work very well as a standalone fix.
