Originally Posted by seedsbelize

[MENTION=142025]LesterOfPuppets[/MENTION], what is the secret to getting the brake hoods even, when assembling a bike? Mine are always slightly off from each other.

Originally Posted by rpenmanparker

I just put a ruler across the lever tops (hoods retracted). Then view the space between the ruler top and the underneath of the bar tops. That brings your sight line up close enough to the bar (maybe 1/2 inch depending on the width of the ruler) to sight it in very accurately. No level needed.