Some of my bikes do that when the handlebars are rotated all the way to one extreme, taking out all slack in the rear brake cable housing. Since as you say it's not an issue for any kind of normal riding, I don't view it as a problem to be fixed. I'd try to avoid it if setting up the bike from scratch, though.
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chandltp
There's no such thing as too far.. just lack of time
Originally Posted by noglider
People in this forum are not typical.
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