If you want a weird idea for reach adjustment- https://groups.google.com/g/rbw-owners-bunch/c/l-lWV_Sk5b0/m/1TJk4jbca2gJ It worked (for reach adjustment, not as a lamp) -Kai
On Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at 9:42:32 PM UTC-5 iamkeith wrote: > Does anyone have any experience with these L-shaped Dia Compe brake levers > intended for bullhorn-style handlebars, but perhaps suitable for > installation on a choco (or moustache) bars? Do they work well (provide > adequate leverage, easy to reach, enough movement without bottoming out > against the bar)? Would they work with choco bars? If so, would they work > better installed one direction versus another? It seems they could be > installed with the hinge on the front section, forward of the bend, as > easily as at the end. > > > https://www.euroasiaimports.com/productcart/pc/Dia-Compe-DC139-Brake-Lever-p14878.htm > > I'm trying to replace one of my numerous moustache bars with a choco moose > bar - mostly for the sake of variety, but partly because I thought they'd > be almost identical with the exception of the primary and secondary grip > positions being reversed - but it isn't quite working out that way. > > Because the choco doesn't bend forward before coming back, and because the > fixed "stem" reach is effectively short, my hands want to rest at the curve > even in my upright/relaxed body position - so basically like a moustache > bar without a leaned-forward, aero, position and with the relaxed/default > position being forward of the straight section where a normal brake lever > would mount. (Hope that makes sense) > > Combined with the fact that it's difficult to even find straight bar brake > levers at the moment I'm wondering if these might work by giving me access > to the brakes from multiple grip locations. I suppose I could try drop > bar levers mounted forward of the curve, but that kind of defeats the point > of getting rid of the moustache bar, when I could achieve something similar > with a shorter stem. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c0a32c63-571c-4df6-b95d-d8b7d4c366f7n%40googlegroups.com.
