Originally Posted by
lucille
Well, he did have similar issues with the reach as well. We are both used to flat bars, so it is quite an adjustment.
I agree, we need to talk to somebody. I will email the BF rep tomorrow and see what she says, not sure if we should try to make adjustments to drops or just change the bars all together.
Do you by any chance have smaller than average hands? There are levers that are designed for smaller hands. You can also get better leverage by mounting the levers higher.
Another data point is to test ride a "normal" bike with drop levers and bar end shifters at a LBS and see how that feels.