Mountain levers on caliper brakes

[sjbraun]

Will mountain levers have sufficient pull to use on a road bike?
I want to convert an unused frame to a flat bar road bike.
Probably use some older XT levers and a Tektro standard reach brakeset.

Thx

[kramnnim]

Yes, the levers meant for cantilever brakes will pull the correct amount of cable. Linear pull levers will pull too much cable, so there would be less leverage.