My new handlebar setup owns!
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My new handlebar setup owns!
I just wanted to share my new handlebar setup:
MTB flat bars, trimmed with bar ends tilted just slightly down. Forms sort of a bullhorn setup, but the 'ends' are tilted in kinda. By far my favorite setup between nitto olympiade drops, straight bars w/o ends, and clip/flip bullhorns.
Just another note: inline levers work with a front canti only. I don't know how, but it does work. The housing is fixed, unlike a front caliper brake, but it works.
MTB flat bars, trimmed with bar ends tilted just slightly down. Forms sort of a bullhorn setup, but the 'ends' are tilted in kinda. By far my favorite setup between nitto olympiade drops, straight bars w/o ends, and clip/flip bullhorns.
Just another note: inline levers work with a front canti only. I don't know how, but it does work. The housing is fixed, unlike a front caliper brake, but it works.
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Looks good!
Can you get the inline lever onto the horn? Or do you prefer to ride on the flats during times when you might be braking?
I ride with an almost identical setup on my mountain/urban assault bike. The horns give me a stretched out pseudo-bullhorn position for when I'm really cruising, but I've still got the benefit of a wider flat-bar for when its actually offroad.
peace,
sam
Can you get the inline lever onto the horn? Or do you prefer to ride on the flats during times when you might be braking?
I ride with an almost identical setup on my mountain/urban assault bike. The horns give me a stretched out pseudo-bullhorn position for when I'm really cruising, but I've still got the benefit of a wider flat-bar for when its actually offroad.
peace,
sam
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Originally Posted by phidauex
Can you get the inline lever onto the horn? Or do you prefer to ride on the flats during times when you might be braking?
I figured when braking in traffic, I prefer a more upright and less stretched out position, hence the brake lever position. Whatever. Works for me.
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i just put risers on my bike this weekend. i love it. i was doing wheelies and bunnyhops w/ease.
i'm constantly changing the setup of my bike, but i think the risers are on for good.
i'm constantly changing the setup of my bike, but i think the risers are on for good.
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This weekend I put some old MTB risers on my bike too. i thought i'd sacrifice looks, but they have a great look to them! I tried them dropped down and flipped, which looked even cooler, but was less comfy--too low. anyway, until i start doing longer rides (20+ miles) I think I'll stick with these--nice to be a little more upright, and still plenty of pulling power for the hills.
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I like it!
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Wow, I just put together a Keirin bike today with Nitto mountain bike bars 46 wide and nitto track stem 120. it is going to be fixed/freewheel. My first in alot of years.
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CEYA!
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CEYA!
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Originally Posted by rykoala
Sweet, are those leather grips? Gotta get me some of those.
The colors in the pic are a little wacky; the bushes/grass aren't really that green.
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Here is my newest plan, just hatched this very day:
I think I am going to mount a bell on the far far end of the right bar end, as far out as I can mount it.
Well see how this turns out.
I think I am going to mount a bell on the far far end of the right bar end, as far out as I can mount it.
Well see how this turns out.
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so i'm having a problem - i think i got the wrong brake lever. i've never done this before, and any advice would be appreciated.
i believe i have caliper brakes, and was trying to put inline brake levers on my new riser bars. my suspected mistake is that i should have gotten a...different kind of lever. can someone make a suggestion? here are pictures of my attempt:
i noticed that boston fixed has a small nut or something on the other side of his lever. would that be something i need to hold the cable and allow the lever some leverage (har, har) to pull the brake, or do i flat out need a new type of brake lever?
i believe i have caliper brakes, and was trying to put inline brake levers on my new riser bars. my suspected mistake is that i should have gotten a...different kind of lever. can someone make a suggestion? here are pictures of my attempt:
i noticed that boston fixed has a small nut or something on the other side of his lever. would that be something i need to hold the cable and allow the lever some leverage (har, har) to pull the brake, or do i flat out need a new type of brake lever?
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Most brake cables come with a small piece of metal one one end. That should be all you need to secure the lever end of your setup. IIRC the metal on the end of a road brake cable has a cylindrical shape that will fit conveniently into a recess on the stationary side of the lever.
Good luck.
-alex
Good luck.
-alex
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you probably need a new bit of cable with one of the small pieces of metal that Mouton described. It sounds like you cut the existing cable and tried to put it in the inline?
The set up should work fine--it's what I've got.
Are you running the inline lever as the primary (only) lever, or running it "inline" with a standard brake lever as the primary? Cuz that is a different story.
The set up should work fine--it's what I've got.
Are you running the inline lever as the primary (only) lever, or running it "inline" with a standard brake lever as the primary? Cuz that is a different story.
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It works fine. To use the CX inline as primary, you'll feed the brake cable through the lever so that the end plug (whether it's mtb style or roadie doesn't really matter) sits behind the lever (on the left in your photo) and the housing rests against the front on the right.
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Originally Posted by weed eater
you probably need a new bit of cable with one of the small pieces of metal that Mouton described. It sounds like you cut the existing cable and tried to put it in the inline?
Originally Posted by weed eater
Are you running the inline lever as the primary (only) lever, or running it "inline" with a standard brake lever as the primary? Cuz that is a different story.
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Originally Posted by kathrot
as the only brake. is that a problem?
i'm running an inline brake as a primary. it's great. after i got everything adjusted it works as well as any other brake lever. and it's handy for swapping from one bar to another while I play musical handlebars...
sorry for the confusion--you're set.