C'mon... L-I-Z-A-R-D-S!!! How can you put a price on lizards? Priceless... Speaking of lizards and priceless... if you haven't seen it on youtube... the Lego version of Eddie Izzard's Death Star Canteen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv5iEK-IEzw As for the finish, etc., the CC's are very nice and the overall quality is excellent. On Mar 11, 10:33 am, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the lead! > > Has anyone determined if there is a difference between CC and Tektros, other > than finish and lizards? > > > > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:13 AM, Buck <ahurv...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have the CC Drop V levers. I originally mounted Avid V Brakes (which > > came off my Stumpjumper) on my Atlantis with Paselas, so I needed the > > extra travel. I bought most of my parts from Harris Cyclery (and > > possibly the levers... don't remember) since they are my local dealer > > and THE nicest people. The levers are very nice, though not so nice > > that I would spend $60 if they weren't specifically for V brakes. If > > that makes sense. But I would have spent $40 and... I googled them and > > they're available at a couple of places, for around $40. At > > aebike.com, they're $42 and if you can find something else and get the > > total to $75, shipping is free. Ironically, I later swapped out my > > Avids for Paul cantis... so I don't need the extra travel, but the > > CC's work fine with the cantis, too. > > > On Mar 8, 10:36 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > What are the down-sides to using a "regular" road lever (Tektro/Cane > > Creek) > > > with V- Brakes? > > > > I'm starting to piece together a mtn. bike (frame TBD). I'm starting > > with > > > what I have lying around and going from there... > > > > Long shot request. Anyone have a single front Dia Compe 287-V lying > > around > > > unused and lonely? I need the long-pull "V" kind, not the regular 287 > > > model. I have a right I'm not using, but the left is on our tandem. > > > > FWIW, Cane Creek has a really nice looking updated version. Pricey as > > all > > > get out though.< > >http://harriscyclery.net/product/dia-compe-scr-5v-drop-levers-for-v-b...> > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > > scientist guy > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
