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02-26-16 | 09:48 PM

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Homebrew01

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Originally Posted by Maconi

I thought you were supposed to angle the bar so that the ends of the bar points diagonally towards the ground, not straight behind you? Wouldn't that mean the second picture is more correct?

I point mine at the rear brake. I would tip #1 down, almost to #2 . And maybe tip #2 up very slightly. ... Both sets of levers look about right for me.

(Why does BF hightlight the # sign ?)

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Last edited by Homebrew01; 02-26-16 at 09:52 PM.

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