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Old 01-09-21, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by obrentharris
Progress!



I can't figure out those Weinmann brake levers. I wonder if someone straightened them out at some point. I have fairly long fingers but have a heck of a time reaching those levers from the drops. I shall attempt a little bending to make them more like the ones on the bike in the photos above by retyred.

Brent
Those levers aren't right. Looks like they were made for straight bars or something. The correct levers will look like this:

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