Single speed Safety brake lever removal hack

When creating a cheap single speed often the parts you have might need modifying to gain the look you want. 

I have removed a few safety lever arms but always have the extension piece left.

In this post I will show how to remove this .

Here is the lever with the safety lever attached.

To remove it first unscrew

Now remove the centre screw so that you can take it appart fully 

Now you have done this you can cut off the end, were the extension sits.

Do this with a vice and a hacksaw.

Once this is removed file it down to make sure all the edges are smooth. 

Re assemble the lever. You can polish the extensions and sell on eBay. Some extensions especially the Dia compe ones can be worth around £8 

If you have any hacks for single speeds please post.