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Brake lever reach
I have hard time reaching brake levers from drop bar.position.
Is it normal ? Any solution ? TIA |
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Brake lever reach
"yk" wrote:
I have hard time reaching brake levers from drop bar.position. Is it normal ? Any solution ? TIA Are you using "anatomic" bars? Switching to normal bars (if you can find any these days) may help. Or try repositioning the brake levers on the bars. There are also some brifters designed for smaller hands. Art Harris |
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Arthur Harris wrote:
"yk" wrote: I have hard time reaching brake levers from drop bar.position. Is it normal ? Any solution ? TIA Are you using "anatomic" bars? Switching to normal bars (if you can find any these days) may help. Or try repositioning the brake levers on the bars. Agreed, "classic" bars make a big difference. Also, some anatomics provide shorter reach than most others, eg. 3T Morphe. ~PB |
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Brake lever reach
Don't know what levers you are using, but you might be able to stick or
fasten a thin spacer between the top of the levers and the body (where the lever rests)... so the lever would be slightly closed without being touched. You'd lose a little of the travel in the lever... but you have to accept that anyway if you want them easier to reach. -Ron Ruff |
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Ron Ruff wrote:
Don't know what levers you are using, but you might be able to stick or fasten a thin spacer between the top of the levers and the body (where the lever rests)... so the lever would be slightly closed without being touched. You'd lose a little of the travel in the lever... but you have to accept that anyway if you want them easier to reach. I've done this with scraps of Cinelli cork handlebar tape. Word is that the new 10-speed Shimano 105 STI levers (2006) will come with a set of 3 pairs of spacer shims for exactly this purpose. Sheldon "No Problems With My Long Fingers" Brown +-----------------------------------------+ | I’ll be performing in drag in | | The Summer Revels | | June 25 & 26, Museum Wharf, Boston | | http://revels.org | http://home.comcast.net/~rousseau.j/...-Images/29.jpg +-----------------------------------------+ Harris Cyclery, West Newton, Massachusetts Phone 617-244-9772 FAX 617-244-1041 http://harriscyclery.com Hard-to-find parts shipped Worldwide http://captainbike.com http://sheldonbrown.com |
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Sheldon Brown wrote:
Word is that the new 10-speed Shimano 105 STI levers (2006) will come with a set of 3 pairs of spacer shims for exactly this purpose. Sheldon "No Problems With My Long Fingers" Brown Me neither, but here they are on the Shimano-Europe site: http://tinyurl.com/dqosp Jeff |
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JeffWills wrote: Sheldon Brown wrote: Word is that the new 10-speed Shimano 105 STI levers (2006) will come with a set of 3 pairs of spacer shims for exactly this purpose. Sheldon "No Problems With My Long Fingers" Brown Me neither, but here they are on the Shimano-Europe site: http://tinyurl.com/dqosp Jeff Oops- that's the Ultegras. Here's the 105's: http://tinyurl.com/e4mvd Jeff |
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Sheldon Brown wrote:
Word is that the new 10-speed Shimano 105 STI levers (2006) will come with a set of 3 pairs of spacer shims for exactly this purpose. Sounds like a great feature!... any chance it will trickle up to DA and Ultegra? -Ron Ruff |
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