Originally Posted by
sunset1123
Re: braking...
Learn to use the middle fingers to brake. You have much more control with the thumb and index finger gripping the bar. Feels a little weird at first, and you have to be okay with giving everyone else on the trail the inverted bird.... but this method is best when you need to have control in technical sections and still cover the brakes.
I know some guys that brake with the three outer fingers, thumb and index around the grip, works just as good. Although modern lever designs these days are shorter - apparently to cater for the two fingered braking style... but I recon it's really because of the economy.
- to save20% of the material. Imagine a factory making 600,000 levers a year, that's a lot of savings...
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