Originally Posted by
DaveSSS
Placing the ends of the brake levers even with the bottom of the hooks is totally worthless and does nothing to make the brake hood fit the bar properly.
Set the angle of the hooks first, then adjust the brake hoods to be either horizontal or angled up a few degrees. Pay no attention at all to the relationship of the brake lever ends to the bar.
Have you paid any attention at all to the thread?
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