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    Are brake levers supposed to flex like this?

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    1. Grandmaster_Shu on

      They are (to an extent) though I’m fairly certain this is also the exact reason Shimano changed the design of their brakes to move the clamping point (and hence the pivot point) as well as add in a brace that butts up against the handlebar.

      [Old style](https://dassets.shimano.com/content/dam/global/cg1SHICCycling/final/products/cg2SHICComponent/cg3SHICBrakeLever/cg4SHICBrakeLeverHydraulicDiscBrake/P-BL-M7000_13677_1.jpg/jcr:content/renditions/P-BL-M7000_13677_1_750_750.jpeg) (like yours) vs. [new style](https://s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/media.flowmountainbike.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/07085000/Shimano-SLX-M7120-4-Piston-Brakes-00213-1800×1200.jpg).

      It’s just the physics of the lever point.

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