Salt Moto V2 Brake Lever vs. Dia-Compe Tech 77W Brake Lever vs. Dia-Compe Tech 99 Brake Lever - Direct Comparison
3 BMX Brake Levers compared side by side: Salt Moto V2 Brake Lever, Dia-Compe Tech 77W Brake Lever and Dia-Compe Tech 99 Brake Lever. The lightest is Dia-Compe Tech 77W Brake Lever at 0.14 kg. The lowest price is Salt Moto V2 Brake Lever at 14.95 EUR.
Key Differences

Why buy Dia-Compe "Tech 99" Brake Lever?
- ✗ 110 g heavier (0.25 kg)
- ✗ 30.00 EUR more expensive (44.95 EUR)
- ✓ forged aluminium bracket, cold forged aluminium lever blade
Conclusion
- Salt "Moto V2" Brake Lever excels in: price
- Dia-Compe "Tech 77W" Brake Lever excels in: weight
Technical Specifications
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| Product | Salt "Moto V2" Brake Lever | Dia-Compe "Tech 77W" Brake Lever | Dia-Compe "Tech 99" Brake Lever |
| Price |
14.95 EUR 🏆 Taxfree excl. shipping |
56.95 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
44.95 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
| Manufacturer | Salt | Dia-Compe | Dia-Compe |
| Weight Scale: light to heavy (BMX Brake Levers category) | 0.40 kg | 0.14 kg 🏆 | 0.25 kg |
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| Material | 6061-T6 alloy | die-cast aluminium bracket (black painted), cold forged aluminium lever blade | forged aluminium bracket, cold forged aluminium lever blade |
| Assembly Side | left, right | left, right | set (left + right) |
| Mounting Side | left, right | - | - |
| Length | Two-finger | - | Two-finger lever (for 2 to 3 fingers) |
| Clamping | 22.2mm | - | - |
| Hinged Clamp | without | with | with |
| Extras | Rounded edges for barspins |
twin cable pull for U-brakes, side pull brakes and gyros with two upper cables manufacturer recommends pear head (road type) cables weight 136 g |
reach adjustable with a 2mm hex key weight 248 g per pair (manufacturer) |
| Clamp | - | 22.2mm | 25.4mm, mit Reduzierhülse für 22.2mm Lenker |
| Contains | - | 1 brake lever | 1 pair of brake levers (left and right) |
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The Brands
About Salt: Salt is a component brand from Cologne, Germany, born from the creators of Wethepeople and Eclat (WeMakeThings). Salt is known for providing... View all Salt products
About Dia-Compe: Dia-Compe is the brake brand of the Japanese company Yoshigai from Kadoma in Osaka Prefecture, which built its first bicycle brake in 1930. A US... View all Dia-Compe products
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Our history with BMX parts did not start when we opened kunstform in 2003: some of the team have been riding longer than the shop has existed, and most of us are still on a bike today. So we know pretty well which parts we can trust. A kunstform Pick therefore only goes to what we would bolt onto our own bikes: parts where the quality and the value are right, and that you will enjoy for a long time.
Lightest and heaviest: BMX Brake Levers
Weights range from 0.05 kg to 0.40 kg - 0.11 kg on average, 0.09 kg in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 31 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 Salt Moto V2 Brake Lever
- 2 Dia-Compe Tech 77W Brake Lever
- 3 Dia-Compe Tech 99 Brake Lever
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Heaviest
Cheapest and most expensive: BMX Brake Levers
Prices range from 4.95 EUR to 89.95 EUR - 26.85 EUR on average, 20.95 EUR in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 31 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 Salt Moto V2 Brake Lever
- 2 Dia-Compe Tech 77W Brake Lever
- 3 Dia-Compe Tech 99 Brake Lever

































