Originally Posted by
PoorInRichfield
Despite all the hubbub about the
UCI planning to ban riders from having their brake hoods pointed inward, I've been riding with my hoods angled slightly inwards for two years now and love it. (And I don't race, so UCI's decision doesn't impact me.) However, every time I get on my bike, I swear that one lever is angled in slightly more than the other and that makes me bonkers.
Have any of you found a way to ensure perfectly symmetrical alignment of both levers other than the "eyeball it" method I've been using?
I've only ever done it by eye, but I'm losing my touch so I may have to adopt another method, like ...
Set the bike upright using a digital level, then use a straight edge with the level to check the levers are at the same height. Measure from each lever lower tip to the end of the opposite handlebar to check for equal rotation.