[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
Earlier this year I was in a friend's bike shop, where he deals mainly in used bikes and parts with a bobbish flavor. He had a pair of late 80's or early 90's mountain bike levers, maybe also made by Dia-Compe, with a guidonnet-style bend in them, that had been intended to allow the use of brakes while riding on bar-ends. They were significantly beefier than Guidonnet levers and immediately got me thinking along these lines. Unfortunately I think the clamp was intended for flat bars and would be too wide to fit around the curves of a Choco or Albatross, and the angle of the bend was more acute, to follow bar-ends which generally angled in. I also think Paul Components, in their early days, made some lever extenders for a similar purpose. Maybe an alternative? On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 1:25:13 PM UTC-7, jandrews wrote: > > That's for the valuable feedback everyone > The impulse has passed and I think I'll avoid pursuing those levers > > Jason > > > > > > On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 1:14:47 PM UTC-4, Eamon Nordquist wrote: >> >> Similar feelings here. I also had a set mounted on VO Porteur bars. I >> found that if you grabbed the curved end portion hard in an emergency >> braking situation, the levers could rotate on the bars, causing the lever >> to bottom out against the bars. This led to a very scary near crash for me. >> I couldn't seem to tighten the band clamp enough to make them feel safe and >> secure to me. >> >> Eamon >> >> On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 8:01:14 PM UTC-7, Eric Karnes wrote: >>> >>> I've used them on the VO Porteurs which are similar to the Chocos. >>> Wasn't a fan. They have lots of flex and sit very far away from the bar >>> with no adjustment (though Kai's smartly-rigged set might fix the latter). >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 10:11:29 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: I have a new Dia-Compe set I've been meaning to use for, like, 3 years. The chances of this ever happening seem to be nah so if anybody wants them I figure 20 bucks shipped. >>> >>> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
That's for the valuable feedback everyone The impulse has passed and I think I'll avoid pursuing those levers Jason On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 1:14:47 PM UTC-4, Eamon Nordquist wrote: > > Similar feelings here. I also had a set mounted on VO Porteur bars. I > found that if you grabbed the curved end portion hard in an emergency > braking situation, the levers could rotate on the bars, causing the lever > to bottom out against the bars. This led to a very scary near crash for me. > I couldn't seem to tighten the band clamp enough to make them feel safe and > secure to me. > > Eamon > > On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 8:01:14 PM UTC-7, Eric Karnes wrote: >> >> I've used them on the VO Porteurs which are similar to the Chocos. Wasn't >> a fan. They have lots of flex and sit very far away from the bar with no >> adjustment (though Kai's smartly-rigged set might fix the latter). >> >> Eric >> >> On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 10:11:29 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >>> >>> I have a new Dia-Compe set I've been meaning to use for, like, 3 years. >>> The chances of this ever happening seem to be nah so if anybody wants them >>> I figure 20 bucks shipped. >> >> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
Similar feelings here. I also had a set mounted on VO Porteur bars. I found that if you grabbed the curved end portion hard in an emergency braking situation, the levers could rotate on the bars, causing the lever to bottom out against the bars. This led to a very scary near crash for me. I couldn't seem to tighten the band clamp enough to make them feel safe and secure to me. Eamon On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 8:01:14 PM UTC-7, Eric Karnes wrote: > > I've used them on the VO Porteurs which are similar to the Chocos. Wasn't > a fan. They have lots of flex and sit very far away from the bar with no > adjustment (though Kai's smartly-rigged set might fix the latter). > > Eric > > On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 10:11:29 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> I have a new Dia-Compe set I've been meaning to use for, like, 3 years. >> The chances of this ever happening seem to be nah so if anybody wants them >> I figure 20 bucks shipped. > > -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
I've used them on the VO Porteurs which are similar to the Chocos. Wasn't a fan. They have lots of flex and sit very far away from the bar with no adjustment (though Kai's smartly-rigged set might fix the latter). Eric On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 10:11:29 PM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: > > I have a new Dia-Compe set I've been meaning to use for, like, 3 years. > The chances of this ever happening seem to be nah so if anybody wants them > I figure 20 bucks shipped. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
I have a new Dia-Compe set I've been meaning to use for, like, 3 years. The chances of this ever happening seem to be nah so if anybody wants them I figure 20 bucks shipped. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
Here it is, but it was on albatross bars- and it was the chocomoose that made me want the infinity brake lever. https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest_medium=email#!msg/rbw-owners-bunch/l-lWV_Sk5b0/1TJk4jbca2gJ;context-place=forum/rbw-owners-bunch/topics On Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 6:58:25 PM UTC-4, Kainalu V. wrote: > > I have a tortured you can have, to measure or use. I rigged a threaded > lamp connector to give some reach adjustment. It was a butchering, but it > worked to get the levers a little closer. I've got pictures somewhere, > maybe posted here, but I'll have a look around. I remember that experience > led to me wanting a guidonnet or any lever with a ball mount. Infinite > adjustability, maximum pain in the butt? Anyways, I work on west 77th and > commute to Brooklyn every day, could hide'em in a tree somewheres... > -Kai > BKNY -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
I have a tortured you can have, to measure or use. I rigged a threaded lamp connector to give some reach adjustment. It was a butchering, but it worked to get the levers a little closer. I've got pictures somewhere, maybe posted here, but I'll have a look around. I remember that experience led to me wanting a guidonnet or any lever with a ball mount. Infinite adjustability, maximum pain in the butt? Anyways, I work on west 77th and commute to Brooklyn every day, could hide'em in a tree somewheres... -Kai BKNY -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: Has anyone installed Guidonnet style levers on Choco's?
Similarly, if someone who owns the Dia-Compe versions of those levers could provide length measurements, that would be greatly appreciated. -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
