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Old 09-16-18 | 09:47 PM
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From: Loveland, CO

Bikes: 1986 Schwinn Passage, 2006 Giant OCR3

Originally Posted by woodcraft
I suggest that you raise the brake levers so that when on the hoods

your wrists are neutral e.g. thumbs not pointing down.

This allows a chain of positives- arms bend, shoulders drop, back flattens,

& wrists rotate in for comfort & less pressure on the hands
I brought my brake levers up just a tad for my ride today, maybe no more than 1-2cm, but it made a nice compromise between in the hoods and on them. Thanks, I'll be keeping them there I think.
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