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Manufacturer	Model	Year	Claimed<	Real	±	Comments
Altek	BL-30	2002		190 g		12.7 mm
Altek	V-Brake levers	2000		130 g
Avid	AD 3	2004	170 g	190 g	+11,76%
Avid	FR 5	2005	155 g	154 g	−0,65%	pair, front/rear: 77/77 g
Avid	Single Digit 2.0	1996		200 g
Avid	Single Digit Ti	2004	165 g
Avid	Speed Dial 1.9 L	1996		184 g
Avid	Speed Dial 1.9L	1999		194 g
Avid	Speed Dial 2.0	?		178 g
Avid	Speed Dial 2.0 L	1998		189 g
Avid	Speed Dial 5	2002	196 g	195 g	−0,51%
Avid	Speed Dial 5	2003	196 g	198 g	+1,02%	came on '03 Specialized Epic
Avid	Speed Dial 7	2001	195 g	194 g	−0,51%	incl. bolts
Avid	Speed Dial 7	2004	180 g	197 g	+9,44%	all stock
Avid	Speed Dial 7	2006	195 g	175 g	−10,26%
Avid	Speed Dial 7	2007	180 g	178 g	−1,11%	averaged (176/180)
Avid	Speed Dial Mag	?		142 g
Avid	Speed Dial Mag	2000		176 g
Avid	Speed Dial SL	2004	140 g	150 g	+7,14%
Avid	Speed Dial SL	2005	140 g	153 g	+9,29%	averaged (152/153/154)
Avid	Speed Dial SL	2006	140 g	156 g	+11,43%
Avid	Speed Dial SL	2008	150 g	152.5 g	+1,67%
Avid	Speed Dial SL	2009	150 g	147 g	−2,00%
Avid	Speed Dial Ti	2001		188 g		orange and black finish
Avid	Speed Dial Ti	2002	186 g	180 g	−3,23%
Avid	Speed Dial Ti	2003	186 g	186 g	±0,00%	averaged (182/190)
Avid	Speed Dial Ti	2004	186 g	188 g	+1,08%	pair
Avid	Speed Dial Ultimate	1996	125 g	125 g	±0,00%	Canti-Brakelever (CNC-made)
Avid	Speed Dial Ultimate	2001	152 g	151 g	−0,66%
Avid	Speed Dial Ultimate	2002	152 g	155 g	+1,97%
Avid	Speed Dial Ultimate L	?		150 g
Box	Brake levers	1997		197 g
Campagnolo	Record	2003	210 g	217 g	+3,33%	incl. the mounts, levers made from Carbon
Campagnolo	Super Record	1983		180 g		pair, no hoods
Cane Creek	200TT	2004	166 g	166 g	±0,00%	pair, time trial brake levers
Cane Creek	Crosstop Aluminum	2008	96 g	96 g	±0,00%	pair
Cane Creek	Direct Curve	?		175 g
Cane Creek	SCR-5	2006	267 g	284 g	+6,37%	road brake levers, pair, black
CLB	?	1990		149 g		pair for road-brakes, very old(year ?), Al lever, composite body
Dia Compe	12 NA Powercontrol	2002		200 g		pair
Dia Compe	287 Aero Levers for V-Brake	2004		293 g		incl. noodles (2x8 g) and barrel adjusters
Dia Compe	BL 188	2000	188 g	208 g	+10,64%	aero brake levers
Dia Compe	VC 737	?		216 g
Extralite	UltraLevers	2004	69 g	64 g	−7,25%	pair, compatible with grip & trigger shifters, averaged (64/64)
FRM	DP3	2002	117 g	108 g	−7,69%	w/ 4 Aluminium bolts
Kooka	Hydraulic lever for Magura HS33	2001		62 g
Kooka	Racha	1998		94 g		segment clamp screw indents bars
Kooka	Racha	2002	95 g	92 g	−3,16%	V-Brakes only, black
Machine Tech	Zero Flex	?		144 g
MAGURA	HS 11	1998		215 g		composite lever body
MAGURA	HS 33 Standard	2003		80 g		plastic, per lever incl. bolt
MAGURA	Louise	2000		246 g		aluminium levers
Modolo	Kronos	1983		140 g		pair, w/out gum bracket covers
Mounty Special	Bar end brake lever extensions	?		70 g
Paul	Love Levers	?		116 g
Paul	Love Levers compact	2004		129 g		averaged (128/130)
Paul	V-Brake Lever	2000		120 g
Precision	Proshift	?		120 g
Precision	Proshift	?		115 g		inc. Ti bolts
Profile Design	QSC	2006	110 g	118 g	+7,27%	pair
Proshift	VC 2	?		114 g
RB Design	ERGO 1F	2003	78 g	78 g	±0,00%	single lever or pair?, 1 finger lever for Magura HS33
RB Design	Ergo 1F DB	2006	93 g	97 g	+4,30%	single lever
Real	X Lever	?		112 g
Ritchey	Logic	1993	185 g	182 g	−1,62%	black/silver for Cantilever
Salsa	Cyclocross Levers	2005	92 g	91 g	−1,09%	levers only, w/out 2-piece shims for 26.0 bars
Shimano	105 BL-1051	1987		256 g		pair
Shimano	200GS BL-M200	1991		279 g		pair, canti compatible, long levers
Shimano	600 Ultegra BL-6401	1990		129 g		left lever only, w/out depression for index finger
Shimano	600 Ultegra BL-6403	1995	272 g	262 g	−3,68%	left lever 131 g x2
Shimano	Alivio BL-MC18	2004		178 g		pair
Shimano	BL-M420	2004		180 g		pair
Shimano	BL-M740	2006		160 g		pair
Shimano	BL-R440	2004	175 g	179 g	+2,29%	pair, excl.cables, silver, 2.5 finger levers
Shimano	BL-R600	2003	260 g	254 g	−2,31%	pair, aero brake levers
Shimano	Capreo BL-F700	2004		180 g		pair
Shimano	Deore BL-M510-S	2003	170 g	175 g	+2,94%
Shimano	Deore LX	1998		185 g
Shimano	Deore LX BL-M570	2000	188 g	185 g	−1,60%
Shimano	Deore LX M600	1997		174 g
Shimano	Deore XT BL-M739	1997	161 g	160 g	−0,62%	pair, for v-brakes
Shimano	Deore XT BL-M739	2002		164 g		pair, w/ cables
Shimano	Deore XT BL-M739-S	2001	161 g	155 g	−3,73%
Shimano	Deore XT BL-M755	2000		194 g		hydraulic disc brake levers
Shimano	Deore XT BL-M756	2003	246 g	248 g	+0,81%	pair, hydraulic levers (fits also XTR disc brakes)
Shimano	Deore XT BL-M756	2004	246 g	248 g	+0,81%	pair, '04 model has gray body/black lever
Shimano	Deore XT BL-M775	2009	256 g	260 g	+1,56%	pair, hydraulic disc brake levers
Shimano	Dura-Ace BL-7402	1996		240 g		Aero road brake levers
Shimano	Exage Motion BL-A251	1989		306 g		pair
Shimano	Santé BL-5001	1988		268 g		pair
Shimano	XTR BL-M950	2001	166 g	165 g	−0,60%	averaged (162/168)
Shimano	XTR BL-M950	2002	166 g	170 g	+2,41%
Shimano	XTR BL-M970	2007	166 g	167 g	+0,60%	pair
SRAM	7.0	?		162 g
SRAM	7.0	2000	160 g	145 g	−9,38%	composite lever and lever body
SRAM	7.0	2002	140 g
SRAM	9.0	1997		140 g
SRAM	9.0	1999		140 g
SRAM	9.0	2002		156 g		pair
SRAM	9.0 SL	?		154 g
SRAM	9.0 SL Carbon	1998	135 g	144 g	+6,67%
SRAM	TT	2008	100 g	99 g	−1,00%	pair, carbon
Steinbach	Micro V kurz	2002	65 g	66 g	+1,54%	short version, do not work with SRAM shifters, averaged (65/67)
Steinbach	Micro V kurz	2003	65 g	65.5 g	+0,77%	short version, averaged (65/66)
Steinbach	Micro V lang	2002	69 g			longer version
Steinbach	Micro V lang	2003	69 g	67 g	−2,90%	longer version, weighed 2 sets, both 67 g
Steinbach	Micro V lang	2004	69 g	69 g	±0,00%	long version
Steinbach	Superlight	1997	48 g	62 g	+29,17%	pair, claimed weight is w/out rubber on levers
Steinbach	Superlight	2000	65 g	67 g	+3,08%
Steinbach	Superlight short	2001	65 g	64 g	−1,54%
Tektro	MT 5.0	2005	162 g	167.2 g	+3,21%	front/rear: 83.3/83.9 g, Carbon fiber levers, cast Aluminuim brackets
Tektro	RX 2.0	2000		85 g		w/ Al bolts, additional Cyclocross handlebar levers
Tektro	RX 2.0	2003		88 g		Cross levers, relabeled as Xtreme Pro
Tektro	RX 2.0	2004		91 g		Cross levers
Tektro	RX 5.0 Carbon	2006	140 g	138.7 g	−0,93%	pair
VisionTech by FSA	Aero	2004	75 g	74 g	−1,33%	pair
VisionTech by FSA	Aero	2006	75 g	70.2 g	−6,40%	pair
Vuelta USA	Magnesium	2002		158 g		pair (front+rear)
WTB	Power Curve	?		150 g

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