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Shimano LX Disc Brake Lever

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Shimano LX Disc Brake Lever
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Average Rating: 4 out of 5
No. of Reviews: 9
RRP: £20
Year: 2005 - 2007

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REVIEWS

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Slow Joe

Posted: 12/02/01
Updated: 09/07/07

'Get Avid instead.'

Strengths:
Nice and chunky (lever and barrel adjuster). Cheapest lever with modulation adjustment.

Weaknesses:
Quite heavy. Modulation is adjuted via alen bolt which rounds off VERY easily. Only 3 levels of moulation to choose from.

Overall:
They are OK. There is a decent range of cable tension/reach/pull adjustment. However, the pull adjustment is adjusted via a tiny allen bolt made of very soft steel which just rounded off the second time I adjusted it. They might also be a bit bulky for people with small hands.

For the sake of a fiver, in future I'de go for the Avid SD 1.9s (I needed these in a hurry and my LBS don't stock Avid). These are lighter, and have fluid, on the fly modulation adjustment.

Performance		40%
Reliability		40%
Value		60%

Overall Rating

47%

Darren Sherrell

Posted: 13/05/01
Updated: 09/07/07

'Good for the money'

Strengths:
Cheap, look good, excellent adjustment

Weaknesses:
Come loose easily, allen key bolts easy to round off

Overall:
Good for the money. I cut grooves in the allen key bolts with a saw to use a
screwdriver instead of allen keys.

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

67%

Will Wright

Posted: 30/06/01
Updated: 09/07/07

'Good budget levers'

Strengths:
Cheap, Strong, Easily Adjusted

Weaknesses:
Flexy, spongy.

Overall:
I like these levers and, although they are very spongy they do the job fine

Performance		60%
Reliability		60%
Value		80%

Overall Rating

67%

matt jones

Posted: 17/08/01
Updated: 09/07/07

'great for the cash'

Strengths:
nice sise strong

Weaknesses:
a bit on the heavy side but the best in the price range

Overall:
nice levers job done!

Performance		60%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

Anthony Lee

Posted: 10/01/02
Updated: 09/07/07

'SHIT.'

Strengths:
Do the job, I guess.
Worth it if they are giving tham away... ...even then...
Body nice colour.

Weaknesses:
3 levels of modulation? Get stuffed, Shitmano!
I don't usually get struck over weight but these are heavy.
I rounded off the 5mm bolts used to secure to the bars.
Poop pivots. There is play out of the box.
The lever is alu (or is it steel?) and in winter very cold even through gloves.

Overall:
I now have Avid Speed dial Titanium, and what a difference.

These levers cost £20. For £5 more (Chain Reaction), you can get an Avid Speed Dial 7.

I saw what MBR meant when they said they wern't keen.

Very poor. Hate them.

Performance		40%
Reliability		20%
Value		40%

Overall Rating

33%

micky smallz

Posted: 10/01/02
Updated: 09/07/07

'VERY NICE LEVERS'

Strengths:
the feel!

Weaknesses:
flexy! come lose at the pivotts after a while!

Overall:
the bolt rounds off easly for a reason its so you dont overtighten them crusing the bar and also so that they move in a crash so they dont bend

Performance		80%
Reliability		60%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

80%

Billy sutherland

Posted: 16/01/02
Updated: 09/07/07

'GOOD'

Strengths:
weight 185g strong ajustment cool colour price

Weaknesses:
youll need to buy new cables as they attach at the end of leaver

Overall:
good strong lever on a budget ive crashed many times into fence poles (as you do)and styed solid.one bad thing is when they get dirty they stay dirty and look dull but great improvement in power than my deores,promax ect high power setting is leathal!

Performance		80%
Reliability		80%
Value		100%

Overall Rating

87%

Dom Scott

Posted: 25/03/02
Updated: 09/07/07

'SUPERB LEVERS'

Strengths:
Strong, Adjustable, dependable.

Weaknesses:
None

Overall:
Dunno what some of these reviewers are on - these are one of the best levers around. Avid SD's are more adjustable but I'd doubt they would survive hitting a tree @ 20mphish.

These are simple, strong adjustable levers which don't break. I hit a tree at roughly 20mph and bent one lever - however they work 100% still and as they are alu plate am sure I can straighten it without problem. Cast lever's would probably have broken in two.