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Submitted by
Alex
a Cross Country Rider
from Portland, OR, USA
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Mounthood & city streets | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | E-bay | | Strengths: | Great modulation, adjustment barrel made of aluminium, long handle, easy to set up. | | Weaknesses: | A little bit side play of the levers | | Similar Products Used: | Tekro (POS), Shimano of different kind. | | Bike Setup: | Rigid commuter rig. Leader LD-515 aluminium frame, Surly rigid fork, Pazzaz threadless stem and handle bar, all Shimano Mega-9 XT drivetrain (derraileurs, crankset, cassette), Shimano LX center pull cantilevers, SRAM-9 shorty grip shifts, Bontrager wheelset, Planet Bike wide carbon fenders, GT seat post, CD bike seat, RAD accessories silver platform cartridge pedals. | | Bottom Line: | These Dia Compe PC-7 brake levers were designed to work with center pull cantilever brakes only. Therefore, all complains, that they're not working well with V-brakes, have no grounds. These brakes have some lever side play but it's not preventing you from stopping the bike. They might not look too cool for some posers and freds, but they do the job well.
I'll give them four flaming bananas because of this overlooked design flaw with the levers' side play. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason DeWilde
a
from Savage MN
Date Reviewed: May 3, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Cheap | | Weaknesses: | CHEAP, ugly, weak | | Similar Products Used: | Avid AD1.0 L | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Stumpjumper, judy xc, Avid SD 25 V-brakes, Avid AD 1.0 L levers, Nashbar clipples pedals | | Bottom Line: | These levers came on by bike. Once I upgraded to V-brakes, these old levers didn't optimize the braking power. They're probably a fine upgrade for someone with an old cheaper bike, but they have no place on mine. Email me if you want them for a cheap price. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Blake Williams
a Weekend Warrior
from Chicago, Il USA
Date Reviewed: March 14, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Potto | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | on bike | | Strengths: | Few. Fairly Light. | | Weaknesses: | They have zero modulation. Terrible feel. I honestly feel like they don't stop the bike well either. Look Generic. | | Similar Products Used: | 93' Deore Rapid fire plus, Avid Speed Dial 7 | | Bike Setup: | 96 Klein Pulse Comp, Ritchey Rock/OCR Pro/Deore wheels, Indy SL(next to be upgraded) Gripshift 800/lx Avid Arch Rival 50 Brakes/speed dial 7 levers | | Bottom Line: | These came on my Klein, They look cheap, and don't perform well. The ancient Rapid fire levers on my backup bike work/feel better. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
john
a Cross-Country Rider
from Canada Eh!
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
great
good feel | | Weaknesses: |
Squeak after two uses need lubing | | Similar Products Used: |
none | | Bike Setup: |
RH A1 FS | | Bottom Line: | GReat crisp levers that always work | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nomar
a Weekend Warrior
from Fredericton, NB
Date Reviewed: July 19, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
None | | Weaknesses: |
These levers are crap and are part of a crap brakeset | | Similar Products Used: |
STX-RC
LX | | Bike Setup: |
Specialized A1 FS with Manitou Spyders, and Dia comp 733 brakes | | Bottom Line: | These levers are just crap. The feel is sloppy, the return springs are not strong enough, the appearance is garbage.
Need I go on??
I guess so, for 50 words. The front brakes is constantly sticking on the rim, no amount of lubing will help.
The levers rattle, and have a ridiculous amount of vertical play, and tightening only makes them unuseable. It kills me that a 1200 dollar (Canadian) bike can't even find a set of brakes better than ones I can make myself. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shane
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: June 23, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Honestly... nothing good about it. | | Weaknesses: |
Lever is very loose, too much up and down movement, lever material no strong enough tends to flex slightly when pulled hard. | | Bottom Line: | Forget this one and get something else. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Cross-Country Rider
from State College, PA
Date Reviewed: April 25, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Bike Setup: |
Alu Hardtail with DiaCompe 737 brakes | | Bottom Line: | GOOD: The price was good. There is not a lot of slop in movement or weakness in the materials.
BAD: The return spring is weak. No return spring adjustment Do not pull enough cable quick enough for V brakes
SUMMARY: Buy for standard cantis, not V-brakes | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Phil...
a cross-country rider
from Alaska
Date Reviewed: November 16, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, they work. They are kind of sloppy, and don't have the kind of feel a quality lever manufactured to close tolerances provides... Were I rich I would get Real levers. But I am not so I will stick with these. They are tough enough to have survived a few crashes, adjustable enough that I can get them to fell almost right. A very average performing lever in my opinion.
Three blazing violin cases, or are they cellos? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Demolition
a cross-country rider
from miami
Date Reviewed: August 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
These levers came on my klein and were very weak and cheap
feeling from the get go. They scratched very easily and
rattled to no end. I replaced them with xt's ,what a
difference. I recommend you do the same.
My name is Elmer J. Fudd. I own a mansion and a yatch. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
trekker
a cross-country rider
from Elk Rapids, MI
Date Reviewed: July 12, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I like these levers because they have a really soft feel which keeps me from slamming on them. Probably most people don't like that soft feel but personaly, I like a little give and you can't beat the price on these things. Thier cheap and they work for me but don't buy them if you're into perfect control. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fabio Luthernia
a downhiller
from Calgary, AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: April 28, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
With my Haeyss BCD brakes they are great. The feel I get with DQDs when i hit the vcxs on the runs are sweet. There sweetness are equivilent to T6BP. Sometimes I slam the flexy brakes on just for fun, even in the up hill. ERP will help with these heavy levers though.
Due to the softness of these brakes I give them 1 hot dog. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Billie-Joe-Bob
a racer
from Hickville, USA
Date Reviewed: August 12, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Horribly sloppy, very heavy, terrible modulation, crappy return spring. Barely fit for a Huffy. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: March 16, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Just got my PC-7 EXA with my new KHS and it worked well with PC's V-brakes.
It just didn't have the solid feel of my previous Tektro's lever but probably it's the brakes that works , not the levers. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Gonçalo Costa
a cross-country rider
from Lisbon - Portugal
Date Reviewed: November 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These levers work just fine. They are powerfull and fit the hand just right.
They may not be the best levers, but for the price you pay
they are very good. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Roger M.
a cross-country rider
from Phoenix,AZ.
Date Reviewed: November 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These levers do have some lateral play, yet it doesn't bother me to the degree that it has others. I have been on them for nearly a year w/ no complaints other than getting use to them and dialing them in for my Avid canti's. They have a tremendous anount of modulation which took some getting use to. Now that I have, I like them alot. I paid about $40.00 for them at R.E.I., considerably less than the price listed at the top of this page.They don't WOW me by any means, but on the other hand they are adequate and do the job.( by todays standards they aren't that trick) I give them a 3.5. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Decker
a weekend warrior
from Ohio
Date Reviewed: October 19, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Model: Dia Compe PC-7 Brake LeversThese levers came OME on my '95 Ascent. Too bad these are the only downside to an otherwise phenomenal bike. Intitially they worked great, however after a summer of serious riding I am already seriously considering the V-brake as an upgrade. Definitely will be glad to get rid of these levers. Too muck play, and even more flex. Reminiscent of my old Huffy.
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Submitted by
Softrider
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: October 19, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The PC-7 levers came with my new bike.
Cannot think of any pleasant comments about it
except perhaps it marginally gets the job done?
I'm getting a new set of levers soon...
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Submitted by
Guy Bouchard
a racer
from Ste-Marie,Qc,Canada
Date Reviewed: October 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
My comment are for the new PC7 EXA for V-Brake compatible brake.
They pull between 25-31 mm of cable. A lot of power and modulation.
I don`t know if they will develop play in the long term run.
I like it with my XT V-Brake | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill Arlofski
a weekend warrior
from Plantsville, Ct.
Date Reviewed: October 9, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
These levers came on my leftover '95 Trek 6500. I was immediately NOT impressed with the play in the levers perpendicular to the lever travel and the cheasy teflon washers (that wore out and broke). After 3 weekends of VT. mountain (some steep-fast-hair-raising downhilling included) riding, it has become clear that there is definitely unwanted flex in these. Compared to my buddy's rapid-fire/Deore-LX levers, these things are in the minor leagues... | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Lee
a weekend warrior
from California, USA
Date Reviewed: October 8, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Dia Compe PC-7 brake levers, came on a 1995 bike.They work ok. They do tend to develop a bit of play (in a direction
perpendicular to the way the lever is supposed to move). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason Chiu
a weekend warrior
from California
Date Reviewed: August 20, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The PC-7N's are great levers. I have been using them for two weeks now and they are very easy to use. I have been using one finger to operate them (middle finger). It doesn't take much effort to press them. If you have bad levers and want to upgrade to something better but not expensive, get these! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom Arbogast
a cross-country rider
from Randolph, MA
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
My bike came equiped with PC-7s. They work OK, but they are a pain when it comes
to taking the cables off. The routing is from the bottom which makes it difficult
to see. The cable ends fit very snuggly which makes removing them difficult at
times. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mark Drayton
a weekend warrior
from Southampton
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I chose these levers at my local bike shop because :-
i) I'm a skint student
ii) They looked good
When I fitted them to my bike (STX cantis front, LX rear) I was immediatley impressed. Their feel is excellent, and the Power Control cam works very well. They have a nice shape and feel very solid. The performance was miles better than the squishy Tektro levers I had before!
They are a cheap price (about 20 quid) and will serve you well. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Barry Hopkins...
a racer
from Lexington, KY
Date Reviewed: June 18, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
The PC-7s came spec'd on my Gary Fisher when I bought it last year and at first I
was pleased with them but I turned out to be very wrong about these levers. They
aren't all that light and flex quite badly, as far as levers are concerned. Also,
they developed quite a bit of slop after a few months. I have stuck it out with them
for the last year only because of not having the coin to purchase new ones.
I have just recently upgraded to XTR levers/shifters and V-brakes and all I can
say is WOW! I am more than pleased. Great action, no slop, adjustable leverage,
great stopping power, etc. Pricey, but worth it to me as far as performance goes.
Stay away from the PC-7s.
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Submitted by
Chuan Keng Keat
a weekend warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: June 14, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
model: Dia Compe PC-7
Not exactly the best levers around...
It flex quite a bit and is somewhat too small for my big hand...
It is easy to set up though. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David Fang
a cross-country rider
from La Jolla, CA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
model: Dia Compe PC-7
These levers are light and work well. They didn't seem to modulate as well as my
old 89 Deore levers, but they do have more power. I have the one with the silver
colored levers and they seem to have a bit of play in them compared to the black
colored. Its a little difficult to get the cable stop out of the levers, but
since that isn't needed very often, it doesn't really matter.
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