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Old 08-17-07 | 07:24 AM
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veganaise
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Good freaking crap. I bought some Tektro road levers to replace some ratty used Exage levers I've been using for the last 3 years, most recently mounted on a set of moustache bars. When installing the Tektros, I tightened until they were solidly in place, then I'd do a quarter turn then check to see if they move under pressure. They kept moving and I kept tightening. I'm sure by now you can guess where this is going. POP! After a bit of searching I found that the top part of the plastic body (closest to the stem) under the rubber hood snapped due to too much pressure being put on it. It didn't come completely off. I guess these things were designed to be mounted on the bends of regular road drop bars and not on the relatively flat section of a moustache bar. Anyway, I tightened it up until it was safe to ride on, wrapped the bars, then promised myself to stop ****ing with my bikes before I do something stupid enough to get myself killed. Hooray for wasting $30. That is all.
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