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04-02-12, 07:26 PM

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I didn’t know how Fred it is but I added a second front brake lever from a mtn bike to the tops of my drop bars. I added it to the left side so I can only pull one at a time but could have just as easily added it tothe right if I felt I didn’t have the hand strength to really set the brake. I didn’t do it with a cross lever you normally see I ran two cables and stacked two cable supports under the stem nut removing a spacer. I mainly wanted a brake lever on the top as I like my STI levers really low in the drops where I ride most of the time. The mtn lever works really to take off some speed or to hold the bike against a hill while standing. It also is useful for me when transitioning from the tops or hoods to the drops while braking. If I ever break a front cable I know I have backup now. I don’t worry about looking Fred do what works for you.

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