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Old 09-18-18 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by USAZorro
I have to get something that mounts to the stem, rather than the steerer. The steerer has zero room.
If you have a junk brake lever from a kid's bike or MTB, those are pretty easy to modify for this purpose. The lever body fits the 22.2 mm quill, and it already has a cable stop and barrel adjuster built in. I have a photo somewhere....
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