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Written by Wally Wallace
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Monday, 19 June 2006 |
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Kooka Racha V Brake Levers Circa 1997
On display in Bikeman's Museum is a new pair of Kooka Racha brake levers. Another item from the heyday of light weight aftermarket moutain bike goodies. The Racha V levers tipped the scales at 92grams per pair and quickly became one of the most sought after levers on the market.
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Reviews on the levers where mixed. Many found them to feel a bit spongy and claimed they did not pull enough cable to efficiently work with their V-Brakes. Others liked the brake modulation, or at least told themselves so to justify the $90 expenditure. The levers featured a return spring and a paded 72mm long lever area. The other knock on the levers was the clamp. Similar in design to Avid's Speed Dial clamp, users often complained about the levers slipping on their bars.
Kooka also produced an aftermarket lever for Magura Hydraulic brakes. I actually used a set of those for a while till I came to my senses and realized I would rather be able to stop than have the coolest looking levers on the block. These levers are not museum quality as they are used, but really there is no better place for them than locked away where they will never have to pull a brake cable again. They can now do what they where best at, Look Cool.
The Kooka domain name is for sale if anyone wants to to do a fan site..... www.kooka.com
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