Best way to install brake levers
05-19-07, 05:57 PM
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Best way to install brake levers
Is there a trick to ensure both levers are installed at the same level/angle on the handlebars?
05-19-07, 06:29 PM
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I hold a level (as a straight edge) on the bottom of the drops. and adjust the brake levers so that the tip of the lever just touches the level...
This only works if you happen to like the way this lines up, but it is one of the traditional methods.
This only works if you happen to like the way this lines up, but it is one of the traditional methods.
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05-19-07, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by cmyke
Is there a trick to ensure both levers are installed at the same level/angle on the handlebars?
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05-20-07, 07:15 AM
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i'm kind of a geek but i set one lever exactly where i want it, then tape a piece of cable along the bar so it touches the clamp. i cut it at the end of the handlebar, then move the cable to the other side and tape it to the bar and slide the second lever till the clamp just touches the cable. takes a couple extra minutes, but i end up with them perfectly even.
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Originally Posted by the sloth
you could always use a measuring tape to measure from the bottom of the drops up to the bottom of the hoods.
