Yes I did google it and search on here.


When I get a bike I'm thinking of running one brake lever but that controls the front  AND rear.


I found some pics while googling but do you think it would work with the Snafu Astroglide Upper Gyro Cable? or the M3 upper cable somehow?

I was thinking of using the london mod way that way it can be hooked to the wonderful tech77 lever.

So would it work?

And the reason for this is I want to play around with tech ramp tricks aswell as flat when I get a bike and I like the idea of just having one lever for both wheels to stop.

I would have agree primo pervert would be the way to go

I have a few knocking around if your in need of one (I don't know how hard they are to find)

There is also a very innovative new company that comes out of the Czech republic 34r free for ride that have a range of lever called the "clito" and it is a very nice looking lever that takes two individual cables straight from the rear of the lever
This would look nice and clean and be much easier to set up I use their gyro,bb, headset and seat clamp

Matt

I was thinking of using the london mod way that way it can be hooked to the wonderful tech77 lever.

That stuff already exists, direct from DiaCompe, but good luck finding one at a decent price because polo bikers (with fixie bikes) love them and bikeshops sell that sh*t around 45 euro 

So would it work?

And the reason for this is I want to play around with tech ramp tricks aswell as flat when I get a bike and I like the idea of just having one lever for both wheels to stop.

And just a though, maybe I could be wrong : I don't see a braking system moving TWO brakes at the same time (and all the cables) having a good and sturdy braking force allowing you to make tricks safely, and good luck to adjust correctly and keep the 2 brakes correctly adjusted... Having bearings on the 2 brakes could help, but I suppose it won't be reliable enough for bmx freestyle tricks usings U-brakes..

please inform on how it works whatever method you try

The cleanest solution would be something like this:  A custom fitted triple cable stop at the lever which would fit custom cable similar to the old modulever cables, but with three into one cable instead of 2 into one, like a regular modulever gyro cable.  Two of the cables would end in standard gyro cable stops/lengths and would run to the upper gyro plate.  The other cable would be a long cable suitable for connecting the front brakes.  That way every time you pulled the lever all three cables would move, activating both brakes at the same time.  You'd have to spend some time getting equal tension on everything so both brakes would pull evenly.  Also, the spring pressure would be double that of a normal brake, so the lever would be harder to pull I would think, so you'd run the risk of brakes either really hard to pull or brakes that are mushy and don't snap back very well. 

I think someone could fabricate a part for the cable stop pretty easily (especially if you were using the old, bigger modulevers with the huge barrel adjuster - the newer Odyssey levers might not have enough real estate in the barrel adjusters for 3 cables. The cables might be harder to get fabricated but I'm sure it's possible.)  You could probably rig something with a regular lever too. 

Hi,
as far as I remember James White used a setup with two levers both pulling front and rear brake long time ago. I couldn't find a picture so made a rough drawing. I hope the idea gets clear.
You need a custom made calbe stop which should be some cm above the stem. This can be a u-shaped piece of aluminium plate or something similar, maybe something attached to the handlebar like one of the users here did (sorry, I forgot his name).
Then you can modify the bolt of a cable hanger to clamp two inner cables (if you want only one lever it is even easier). You don't need an upper Gryo plate.
The only thing I don't remember is where the outer brake cable for the front brake begins. Somewhere in the steerer tube maybe...
With this modification you can use any normal brake lever.
I hope this was helpful.

Hey, remember seeing this on malo's bike check would this be any help?

http://problemsolversbike.com/products/cable_doubler/

K. Wong,
you are right, that what I tried to explain. One would definitely need a stop for the cable housing coming from the front brake to the steerer tube. If one could manage this, it would work. I am not sure how this was done, but I am sure that this system was used. I think it was shown in the Ride magazine, it must have been around 1995. Maybe one could ask James White himself.