Originally Posted by
wearyourtruth
i knew there would be some complaints about this build, but are we really being that picky? his hoods look fine to me, given the curve in his levers. and sad to see a brooks on a vintage colnago??? come on guys. also, if i remember correctly, the OP bought this as just a frame/fork, so at least it's back on the road. it's not like he bought a full bike and stripped all the **** off it (someone else takes that blame)
The diffrence between a great bike and a normal bike is in the details IMO. Brake levers are usually desgined to be set up vertical, with the bottoms more or less level the bottom of the drops. I don't know about you, but I like to be able to use my brakes properly when my hands are in the drops.