Gum hoods, those weirdie housing stops, the comfy-cozy ergonomics....and they're Dia-Compe, the still-awesome reliable old-new og name brand hot fire for your componentry. They do all the things I need them too: pull the brake cables and stop the bike, and look good doing it.

Bought these to accompany changing the drop bar on my venerable ’72 Motobecane Grand Record over to a VO Postino. Enjoying the more upright posture thus gained (VO Quill Stem Adapter helps too!) and these new brake levers finish the conversion very well!

The Gran Compe 202 non-aero brake levers are my favorite of many I have used over the past 40 years. A solid all metal body with a beautiful satin finish on the hand lever, and an excellent feel rubber cover that appears to last forever.

In addition, these brake levers have excellent braking feel with both classic single pivot calipers, and with modern double pivot calipers. I hope Velo Orange is able to continue stocking these brake levers forever! My go-to recommendation for anyone needing non-aero brake levers.

I recently installed Shimano Mini-Vee brakes on an older tandem with drop bars and road levers . They were difficult to adjust . I tried two different levers without much improvement. I measured the cable pull and discovered pulls of 15mm and less. I measured the pull of a set of Gran Compes on another machine and found 20mm. I ordered and installed a set of Gran Compes and the problem was solved.

Got a second hand second-hand Royal H Cycles randonneur build. Fit the aesthetic perfectly and preforms well!