Customer Reviews

Dia Compe 22 mm Touring Clamp Lever Set

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

But my wife gives them five because she likes their look. As a previous reviewer said, these are great if your goal is to preserve or achieve a retro look. If not, spend a few more dollars and get some Tektros instead.

Pros:
- Vintage-esque look
- They work fine
- Inexpensive

Cons:
- No barrel adjuster
- They seem to flex a bit
- The overall quality is so-so
- They would look cheesy on a modern bike

Their biggest weakness in my opinion is the lack of a barrel adjuster. If you don't have an adjuster at the brake or cable hanger, you can't fine-tune your brakes. Of course that's part of the old-school style and neither the product photo nor description imply the presence of one. It's just one of those things you might not think about before buying but that will bother you in usage.

The bottom line: I would recommend them if you're going for a retro look, but not otherwise.

Manufacturer apparently changed the spec and they are now made with a hinge clamp rather than a band clamp. The hinge clamp works just fine as long as you use them with regular grips. But if you want to use handlebar tape... not so much. The clamp is too big and you can't wrap the tape around it. I bought them to use with bar tape on my wife's bike and was pretty dissappointed.

The levers I received are not the same ones as pictured. They look ok but I really wanted the vintage look that was shown in the product picture. Also they come with a hinge clamp instead of a band clamp as shown.

These are the not the pictured item. These are by all accounts the Dia-Compe 133, the bottom of the barrel in their city lever line. They are not the "Red Dot" style with band clamps which are pictured. They do not even fall into Dia-Compe's TOURING line!

I didn't even think to check the reviews, who the hell gives 3 and 4 stars for not getting the product they ordered!!

The hinge style clamps are cheap looking, and the new DIA-COMPE stamping on the smaller body make these almost look like even cheaper steel levers. The new design is just not worthy of being purchased. They lost the vintage-y feel and downgraded the mounting style. Add to this that they just raised the price, and the "Velo Orange City Levers" ASIN: B004JKIPYA are a MUCH better deal at this price point.

These bargain brake levers have a solid retro look and so far they have been solid.