Any suggestions for where I can buy a new front brake release for my Fuji Sports 12 bicycle? What is the part formally called so I can search for it?
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1That's a 30-35 year old bike, and new parts are almost certainly unavailable. You'd have to salvage the part from somewhere. (If the problem is merely that the piece is bent, it looks like it could be straightened, if one took reasonable care.)– Daniel R HicksJul 2, 2016 at 22:02
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The problem isn't that it's bent. The problem is that it's "soft". When I try to operate the lever, it bends "in and out" instead of "up and down". I'm afraid that after 5 or 10 more uses, it will simply break.– ZackJul 3, 2016 at 1:43
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1If you can remove the lever (and don't care about the plastic covering) you can attempt to "temper" it by heating it red-hot with a torch and then plunging it into oil.– Daniel R HicksJul 3, 2016 at 1:45
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An alternative fix is to abandon use of the lever and just adjust cable length such that the threaded adjuster is nearly all the way out when operating normally, then threaded completely in to release the wheel. A bit of a PITA when adjusting the brakes, of course, as you lose much of your fine adjustment range.– Daniel R HicksJul 3, 2016 at 21:22
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The lever functions like a QR on a modern brake caliper. So if you don't need an extra 2-3 mm of slack (ie you can just unhook the bridle cable) then go without the folding bit. Less is more– Criggie ♦Jul 8, 2016 at 8:15
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Remove the part altogether and replace it with a brake cable stop such as this one 
found at http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/images/brh27.jpg
and insert a release such as this one
found at http://bicyclehabitat.com/images/library/large/shimano_sm_cb90_1_13_z.jpg
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Of course, I didn't think of inserting the pictures. Thanks for that edit, @Criggie !– CarelJul 4, 2016 at 19:57
The part is called brake cable hanger. If the problem is bending, avoid the sheet metal ones and get a forged aluminium one instead.
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As far as I can copypaste, the question was "What is the part formally called so I can search for it?", which I did answer.– ojsJul 8, 2016 at 7:20