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Function of the L•H adjustements on Shimano LX brake levers?

I have an oldish bike equipped with Shimano LX components. The brake levers have a L•H adjustment (see photo below). What could be its purpose? And as a bonus question, what were the drawbacks, as no ...

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Identifying missing small part Campagnolo brake lever

I'm missing a small part that guides the brake cable in my Campagnolo brake lever. Any idea how to find one of these? Update: This is what the part looks like (taken from the other lever)

Tomer Weller

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asked Dec 21, 2022 at 7:33

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Older Shimano Road Brake Levers vs Newer Ones Quality (SLR vs Super SLR)

I'm owner of relatively new (non STI) levers of low Sora/Tiagra level, they are Shimano bl-r400 (Super SLR). Now i'm thinking of replacing them with pretty Dura Ace BL-7402 (SLR). These come from ...

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asked Feb 12, 2019 at 9:58

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Single pivot brake with handlebar levers (Resurrecting an old Colnago)

I have an old Colnago I want to resurrect, which after some Google-ing I have discovered is very similar to the bike here (but in blue): I want to replace the drop bar brakes with "standard" brakes ...

Ashley

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