U Brakes

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Originally posted by Cubby
Can I use V-Brake levers with the u-brake in the rear? Are there brake levers out there that do both V and U brakes?

This has (partially) been covered before, if you do a search on cantis and v-brakes you should come up with some info.

But basically:
Different brake handles pull different length of wire before bottoming out against the handle, and different types of brakes needs different length of travel to work properly.
Usually you can mix'n match quite a lot and still get good function, but not always.

My advice would be to measure the length of your current brake handle from pivot point to where brake wire attaches, then compare this with the length on a v-brake setup. If it's about the same (within a couple of mm) it'll probably work.
(Some)Avid brake handles have a very wide margin of adjustability. they can easily be tuned for good performance both with long-pull V-brakes and short-pull cantis for instance.
(some) Shimano handles are also adjustable, but not quite as much as the Avids.