Brake lever straightening

Just dropped the bike wheeling it out of the garage to take a couple of pics, what a fkin idiot Soooo annoyed at myself.

Anyways, luckily the damage seems to be limited to a snapped front brake lever and a bent rear one, so is it possible to straighten it by bending it back, even with some heat, or will that weaken it too much ?

Suppose it gave me a chance to see how easily I could pick the bike up, which I managed fine

[Bluepete]

I tried to bend mine, it broke.

dunno about heating cast alloy.


Pete

new lever 10-15 quid
peace of mine that it wont snap at the wrong moment priceless
hth

i work with ali and it never bends back without snapping and heating it up dosnt help at all, especially with cast alloy.

best and safest bet would be replacement.

Originally Posted by davepreston

new lever 10-15 quid
peace of mine that it wont snap at the wrong moment priceless
hth

Oh, where from ? Cheapest I found was £27.

[timwilky]

I have seen a front brake lever snap. The oh my god look on the riders face was unforgettable. And he was only applying the brake whilst his pillion got on, thank god not when it was needed

[Nobbylad]

Originally Posted by Miss_Undaztood

Oh, where from ? Cheapest I found was £27.

Bike-It levers are around £10-12 either locally or on-line.

My front one is totally bent and snapped, rear one just has a bit of a bend in it so pondered straightening it but apparently thats a bad plan. Just remembered my new (2nd hand but perfect) bar end has a ding in it too now. *sigh*
Looks like 2 secs worth of being a twonk is gonna cost me at least 40 notes

[DarrenSV650S]

You got off lightly. Don't feel bad

Bin the lever and get a new one. Preferably oem or better. Not some cheapy one

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

You got off lightly. Don't feel bad

Bin the lever and get a new one. Preferably oem or better. Not some cheapy one

I always feel bad when I do something stupid, the way it all happened i`m now thinking "wtf was I thinking!!" lol. I was in too much of a hurry I think.

Found some levers with a spring loaded knurled foot part, whats the advantages in that ? In other words are they worth the extra dosh to avoid it bending again ?