Shorty brake lever - Anyone use it?

Thielio20 · Nov 6, 2018

I've been browsing short brake levers and am curious if anyone has experience using shorter levers for one finger manipulation on their summits? Fly, Boondockers and Skinz have are some of the ones I found.

Just updated to the munster finger throttle(love it) and I feel like overall grip would be much better if both throttle and brake can be pulled with one finger.

Thanks in advance!

wildcard28 · Nov 6, 2018

Beleive it was a TKI I've been lookin at

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Scott · Nov 6, 2018

I'm eye-balling the TKI as we speak.

skank · Nov 6, 2018

I have used the straightline perf. and skinz levers. I love them! None of
My summits will ever go without one now. Used them 3 seasons so far. Skinz is adjustable and kinda nice to fine tune the position but it was twice as much money as the straightline that accomplished the same thing.

Rotax_Kid · Nov 7, 2018

I used a TKI last year, as well as his brake reservoir protector and really liked the shorter lever

dingalingman1 · Nov 7, 2018

TKI has a great product and even better customer service. You can't go wrong with TKI.

WyoRado · Nov 7, 2018

I put the SLP on mine last year and loved it. Super easy to keep one finger on it for those quick taps.

Thielio20 · Nov 7, 2018

skank said:
I have used the fly and skinz levers. I love them! None of
My summits will ever go without one now. Used them 3 seasons so far. One of them is adjustable and kinda nice to fine tune the position but it was twice as much money as the other.

Did you use the heated model? Looking at the Skinz gen4, but for heated they're asking $210 :face-icon-small-sho .

Seems like a lot of people prefert the TKI! Coming in at $50 vs $125 for the SKINZ I think we have winner. Plus Dave Narona endorses TKI:eyebrows:

Thanks for the input peeps.

skank · Nov 7, 2018

My skinz lever is not the heated version.

Norona · Nov 7, 2018

TKI all the way, never will ride the stock again! If anyone needs tki in canada, i have them in stock ready to ship. Brake Lever, Reservoir protector, kill switch protector and cleats for the stamped boards on the g4 up front where they are slippery. just hit me up here in a PM

ak · Nov 7, 2018

Tki works great but would like to try the skinz adjustable one to fine tune. Heated would be nice also.

wildcard28 · Nov 7, 2018

Is there any others out there not so expensive?

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ak · Nov 7, 2018

Another option

https://www.backwoodsbmp.com/blank

skank · Nov 8, 2018

Straightline performance. $50. It’s awesome!

https://www.straightlineperformance...doo-billet-aluminum-brake-lever-part-185-105/

Jblaze74 · Nov 8, 2018

Any recommendations for people with larger hands? TKI mentions average to smaller hands... Backwoods looks nice, will it be aluminum or plastic?

ak · Dec 15, 2018

The skinz lever adjusted all the way in is a 1/2 closer to the bars than the tki lever. If you have the smallest of hands I would recommend it. And it gets nice and toasty warm.

fugly27 · Dec 15, 2018

Tricked Toys has a really nice brake lever kit you actually get two levers one long one and one short one and can choose from a multitude of colors.http://www.tricked-toys.com/store_billet_brake_lever.php

Adam12 · Dec 15, 2018

Jblaze74 said:
Any recommendations for people with larger hands? TKI mentions average to smaller hands... Backwoods looks nice, will it be aluminum or plastic?

I've been wondering the same thing and might try the Tricked Toys one. Adjustable sounds like the ticket for me.

Dynamo^Joe · Dec 15, 2018

After riding a summit with a SkinZ lever, I bought one and did the heated lever.
Found sometimes with leather gloves, being wet, that heated lever, the glove never stuck to it.

I was able to adjust it to the perfect distance for my KliM glove thickness. Nuther thing I notice is how much I use it now; just like Rasmussen says "now you have 2 throttles" - I used the brake lots while I was on the throttle to keep the skis down while approaching a bench on climbs in Griffin. I would plan ahead to concentrate [ok Tubby, lets try to use the brake going up this climb] on getting used to using the brake, practicing instead of letting off throttle, grab brake to put skis down and works like a shot.

With the BRP lever you can put one finger on it but your grip strength on handlebar is low because all your other fingers are kind of stretched out so your fingers dont wrap so much around the bar.

Now with the adjustment of the SkinZ lever, one finger on, and my fingers wrap right around the bar 90% as-if I dont have my finger on the brake. Damn near hang the sled with your left hand, holding one finger on the brake.

I loooooove SkinZ products. :becky:

Matte Murder · Dec 15, 2018

I have the heated skinz lever. It got so hot that I couldn’t keep my finger on the brake. I do use the Klim gloves with no insulation most of the time tho. I’ve had it unplugged for two seasons now. Would love to have it plugged in but adjustable or maybe half as hot.

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