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08-11-07 | 01:18 PM

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Raiyn

I drink your MILKSHAKE

Joined: Jul 2002

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From: St. Petersburg, FL

Bikes: 2003 Specialized Rockhopper FSR Comp, 1999 Specialized Hardrock Comp FS, 1971 Schwinn Varsity

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Originally Posted by Bikepacker67

I think you meant parallel to the ground, but why is that a problem (I'm not a drop bar fan, but I'm curious)

You're right, that is what I meant to say. It's an issue for the same reasons you don't have the brake levers parallel on a flat bar bike. It's uncomfortable and makes it harder to use the brakes. Unless he's riding the tops in a weird kind of tuck where his arms are parallel to the ground that's not going to be comfortable nor effective. A better position would be to have them more inline with his forearms when he's in the most common riding position where he'd use the interrupter levers. As a starting point I usually start with them in about a 45° angle as shown in the picture by the red line.

I then dial it in generally between the angles dictated by the blue lines.

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