Lever Guards, Lever Spares...

Hi Triumph brothers n sisters ;-)

Need some advice !

I know there are lots of postings about lever guards but I am looking at this NOT for hand protection from the elements but ***soley for protecting my leavers*** if the bike drops.

I don't plan on dropping my bike but do long trips far from home so I want to not be in the place where bike goes down in a car park (cos some twot didn't see if) and lever gets broken. Please bear in mind I'm doing everything, my whole life, on a budget at the moment ;-) so cost, as it is for most people, is an issue !

My questions are really:

1) Do lever guards work. They look a bit fragile themselves ?
2) Is it better to put bar end sliders instead of lever guards ?
3) If you have lever guards do you need to have spare set of levers ?
4) Can anyone recommend spare lever set not mad expensive but effective for Sprint GT

Thanks in advance for your answers ;-)

ALEX

 

Thanks will do some investigation of Chinese levers !

Yeah I see what you mean about the short levers. Could get some as a "backup set" and IF... I ever need to put them on then I can see how they do

Did see a review and just in passing the guy mentioned his pivoting levers n said, out riding, he tended to catch them with his glove taking his hand back off the lever ? I suppose that's another question... pivoting levers YES/NO / ...

Thanks for yr reply,

ALEX

 

Wot when somebody backs into my bike mate ?