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Old 02-26-08 | 01:29 PM
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Bikes: 1983 Dawes Galaxy, 2006 Raleigh Airlite, 1982 Sun Solo (fixed)

Originally Posted by supton
I've only worked the thumb lever in the shop once or twice; but in my thinking: couldn't some enterprising soul come up with some sort of clamp on lever that would "extend" the small thumb bit down? Just enough to attempt to work the lever while in the drops. No, nothing fancy; just a sort of hack, akin to using hose clamps to hold a water bottle cage in place.

I haven't ridden a Sora equipped bike yet, so I could be way off-base on the idea though.
After reading this thread, and then riding my sora shifters, i was thinking of a similar idea.
I know I would buy some
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Originally Posted by cc700
i jam my thumbs up and back into the tubes. this way i can point my fingers straight out in front to split the wind and attain an even more aero profile, and the usual fixed gear - zen - connectedness feeling through the drivetrain is multiplied ten fold because my thumbs become one with the tubing.
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