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I've thought about adding cross levers to my drop bar bike with 105 cable disc brakes but the tectro RL720 description states for caliper or cantilever. Do you see a reason they wouldn't work well for cable disc brakes?
Cross levers will work as long as they are cable actuated. I have cross levers on all my drop bar bikes and love them. They aren't e-bikes though, so I don't know if they would get in the way of your electronic controls.
 
Cable disc brakes still use a caliper.
Unless there is some issue with short pull vs long pull I can't think of a reason that it wouldn't work but I just replaced cables/housings and don't want to mess them up. I'll try a web search to see if it has been done successfully by others.
 
Cross levers will work as long as they are cable actuated. I have cross levers on all my drop bar bikes and love them. They aren't e-bikes though, so I don't know if they would get in the way of your electronic controls.
No problems with the electronic controls. So you've used them on cable actuated disc brakes (I assume so from your answer but just want to be clear)?
Thanks
 
No problems with the electronic controls. So you've used them on cable actuated disc brakes (I assume so from your answer but just want to be clear)?
Thanks
I am pretty sure I had them on my Jamis, but I don't have the bike anymore and can't find any pictures of it. I hated the brakes on that bike. Every time I took a wheel off, I would have to recenter the brakes to get rid of the squeaking. This is the installation of cross levers on my Raleigh International. You can see that you cut the brake housing and insert them in line. If you want to undo it, you just need new brake housing. So it won't be expensive if you try it and it doesn't work out.

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One big reason for reusing the original levers is the economics of it. I didn't need to buy parts, blead, and recable. I saw Paul cross bar levers for $251. She is super excited and we will go for a test ride on Monday. If later she wants to change things up we can. She is used to operating this type of lever. I love bar end friction shifters but the left GRX lever alone is worth $260. That is $520 for the pair. I am also pleased with the distinctive aesthetic. I have never seen bar tape like that. It changes with the light from blueish to purple iridescent. It is Bucklos and is $16. Now I am swapping a BBS02 old style controller.
This green bike is electric. See the display on the right side of the HB. The rims match the emerald bike.

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