Reddit reviews Sunlite Alloy Double MTN Lever, Black/Silver
We found 11 Reddit comments about Sunlite Alloy Double MTN Lever, Black/Silver. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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We found 11 Reddit comments about Sunlite Alloy Double MTN Lever, Black/Silver. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
There are several hubs out there.
Shimano:
Sturmey Archer:
As for levers, depending on what kind of brakes you are using, you could also look at using 4-fingers levers, designed for drum brakes. It's how early mountain bikers gave themselves extra leverage. Another option might be Sunlite dual brake levers which enable you to control 2 brakes with a single hand. Though that might be unwise in your case.
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Bike suggestions:
These were just some suggestions as an example, not an endorsement of any of these. Though from what I've seen they are all high quality bikes.
https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-Alloy-Double-Lever-Silver/dp/B000AO7H16
I don't know what the point is though.
Better for the application.
http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Alloy-Mountain-Cable-Brake/dp/B000AO7H16
I regularly (for a decade or so) see a 1-armed bicyclist on my commute, he's going the opposite direction so we've never spoken. Guy in his mid 40s; he rides a bike with no obvious mods.
One thing that you'll definitely want to do-- there are a variety of brake levers available that actuate both brakes from a single lever-- this is one example: https://www.amazon.com/Sunlite-Alloy-Double-Lever-Silver/dp/B000AO7H16
http://www.amazon.com/Problem-Solvers-Cable-Doubler-Brakes/dp/B001CJVLRO
http://problemsolversbike.com/products/cable_doubler/
http://www.brakedirector.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Alloy-Mountain-Cable-Brake/dp/B000AO7H16/ref=pd_sim_sbs_sg_1
Very clever, I like this idea a lot. I would also consider adding some sort of clip that could act like a parking brake.
As for the uneven braking, you could try a brake cable splitter or a dual cable brake lever so you only need one lever to operate both calipers.
There are double pull brake levers. I had one on my old gas bicycle conversion, because you need a brake lever for the clutch, and having 3 levers is a hassle.
A guy on our local forum lost a couple fingers on one hand, so he went to a lever that pulls both the front and rear mechanical brakes using a lever like this. I guess it works out pretty well for him and is better than the option of only having one brake.
The thread on it can be found here: brake levers for a cripple?
Seems like an absurdly clunky and expensive ($300!?) device that doesn't appear to do anything that existing levers that pull two cables don't already do. For $13.
Sunlite Alloy Double MTN Lever, Black/Silver https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AO7H16/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_0QgYzbFXXTRE2
Perusing SRAM's website the main benefit they tout is being able to shift both sets of gears with the same shifter.
I feel like it wouldn't be that difficult to just make a shifter that could shift both a regular FD and RD though...similar to those dual brake levers although a dual shifter would need 2 separate mechanisms.