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Old 04-04-13 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by 10 Wheels
Thanks for the pic! That helps me out a lot (as well as anyone else that posted a pic)


Originally Posted by ZManT
My bar is set just like yours, but my hoods are 1/4-3/8" higher up the curve toward the bar tops.

not fangs, just up a bit. numbness caused me to tweak the position of the hoods a bit (and i liked my position/comfort when in the drops as it was)

it's a hassle to mess with the tape, so take the advice of the other poster who wrote to leave the tape off, take a 10 miler with a 3mm hex wrench and adjust until you like it - then you can tape it up!
I should have done that because I taped the bar with new tape towards the end of last season and it's brand new tape!

But luckily I got some nice Bontrager tape that doesn't adhere to the bar itself, it has a grip line on the back but it doesn't actually stick, so at least I'll be able to unwrap and rewrap it to adjust the hoods. I knew I should have ridden it before setting the tape in place. Live and learn!
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