tsouth

Well I'm doing my sprint against the win to realllly get that extra umph burn! Do a little speed check on the comp and BOOM! Little weiner dog runs right in front of me. Did a little "OH GOD!" and went straight on over. Luckily there was a witness there to see it all happen. Gotta admit though I feel reallly bad for that pup. No idea who's dog it was since it ran way off down the street. Anyways I've got a little problem. My brake/gear component thing/part that's connected to the handlebar is twisted inward towards the stem. Do these things rotate? I'll get some pictures up as soon as I can. Btw bike is an Ocr3.

AchiLLe..s

sorry to hear that, anyway same thing happened to me, i ran over this big dumb dog and my levers were bent inward just like urs. I never fixed them. Anyways i wouldnt feel sorry for that dog, i would be angry and want to run it over again

Hornbiker

I did that when I was about 7 years old, on my blue bike with the basket and banana seat. I was riding with my Dad and a weiner dog ran out in front of me. I didn't see it in time, and all I could do was run it over---bump bump! The dog went "Yipe yipe yipe!" and ran back into its yard, but it was ok. I cried I'm still a softie.

JLauren

The short answer is yes. Probably you just need to loosen it, rotate it back into position, and tighten it. With some luck, there won't be any other damage to the lever.