Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
Iys a time honored tradition for the less polite among us to question setup on this site. And yes, we all fit on a bike differently.
Even still, how do you brake from the drops? That bar angle and lever placement would render the drops useless to me as they are neither level nor is there access to the brakes.
No worries about questioning my set-up. I know it does not work for most folks. Yes, I can brake from the drops and my fingers tend to be a bit short.
Originally Posted by
1964Supersport
Your SS looks really nice, I noticed the position of your bars and brake levers. I'm experimenting with mine before I wrap them with new bar tape.I'm trying to find the position where I can ride comfortably on the hoods but still be able to reach the brake levers if I'm in the drop position.
I'm just a couple of years younger and have some of the same physical issues you've mentioned earlier. I find that I need the bar tops rotated up towards me in order to have a more comfortable wrist position. Experiment with the angle that best suits you. This will of course make the bottom of the drops less flat.
Also, I move the base of the brake levers to the top of the juncture where the tops begin to curve into the drops. This creates a natural place for my hands to rest and braking is easy in this position. When I need to brake from the drops I can slide my hands up to the curve and still reach the levers.
Excuse my poor photoshop skills
You need to take into consideration that my Super Sport is very modified. The stem is from a late '70s early '80s XL Continental. The bars are from '70s era Continental, Super Sport, or Sports Tourer. They are the GB rando bars and my favorite. The levers are late '70s Campagnolo Gran Sport models. All of my cockpit bits are different from your '64 Super Sport.
However, I do own a '64 Continental which probably runs the same bars, stem, and levers. Here's how I set it up, as a comparison to your '64 SS.
(Yes, the fork is bent)