Aero Lever Removal
07-21-08 | 07:43 AM
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Aero Lever Removal
Soooooo, it seems sometime in the classic and vintage evolution they came up with these newfangled "aero" levers.
How in the #*&@ do they come off your bars?
Clearly, I'm missing something obvious here.
How in the #*&@ do they come off your bars?
Clearly, I'm missing something obvious here.
07-21-08 | 08:03 AM
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Unhook the brake cable at the caliper so there is no tension on the lever.
Look at the lever from the front and push the lever toward the handlebar.
You should see a screw in there that you can loosen to get the levers to slide off the end.
Good luck.
Look at the lever from the front and push the lever toward the handlebar.
You should see a screw in there that you can loosen to get the levers to slide off the end.
Good luck.
07-21-08 | 08:26 AM
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I'm sorry, but that is way too simple. Is there a more complicated and frustrating way to do this? I'm not emotionally equipped for simple.
Thanks, sort of figured I would have to do that after looking at it, but was hoping to be lazy and not disconnect the brake cable.
07-21-08 | 10:23 AM
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They come off the same way as non-aero levers; by loosening the allen bolt or nut that you access through either a hole in the lever itself or by pulling the lever in. Perhaps I'm missing something?...
07-21-08 | 09:33 PM
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OK, I'll try to complicate it.
Don't loosen the cable.
Pull the lever down,
Insert a standard allen wrench in there and once you finally get it to sit in the bolt, turn it enough to ream out the metric threads, then loosen it all the way until it comes out, falls on the floor and under that car parked too close to the bike rack.
Now, become aware you may need to unwrap the bar.
Then, fold the hood back a little too hard, and rip it. Cuss and then cut it off with a razor blade.
Then realize you don't have enough slack in the cable, and simply cut it off above the caliper's lock nut.
That should do it. Welcome to Robbie's bike shop.
Don't loosen the cable.
Pull the lever down,
Insert a standard allen wrench in there and once you finally get it to sit in the bolt, turn it enough to ream out the metric threads, then loosen it all the way until it comes out, falls on the floor and under that car parked too close to the bike rack.
Now, become aware you may need to unwrap the bar.
Then, fold the hood back a little too hard, and rip it. Cuss and then cut it off with a razor blade.
Then realize you don't have enough slack in the cable, and simply cut it off above the caliper's lock nut.
That should do it. Welcome to Robbie's bike shop.
07-21-08 | 09:41 PM
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some of the lower end aero (and non aero levers) use(d) a flat head screwdriver, the removal procedure is exactly the same.
07-21-08 | 09:52 PM
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Some others even have a hole in the face of the lever, and you insert an allen wrench into that to loosen them. Most of those, the bolt isn't accessible with the lever pulled. I've seen them in two different wrench sizes. I don't remember seeing a screwdriver headed aero lever of any brand?,,,,BD
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07-21-08 | 11:45 PM
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Some others even have a hole in the face of the lever, and you insert an allen wrench into that to loosen them. Most of those, the bolt isn't accessible with the lever pulled. I've seen them in two different wrench sizes. I don't remember seeing a screwdriver headed aero lever of any brand?,,,,BD
07-22-08 | 10:47 AM
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OK, I'll try to complicate it.
Don't loosen the cable.
Pull the lever down,
Insert a standard allen wrench in there and once you finally get it to sit in the bolt, turn it enough to ream out the metric threads, then loosen it all the way until it comes out, falls on the floor and under that car parked too close to the bike rack.
Now, become aware you may need to unwrap the bar.
Then, fold the hood back a little too hard, and rip it. Cuss and then cut it off with a razor blade.
Then realize you don't have enough slack in the cable, and simply cut it off above the caliper's lock nut.
That should do it. Welcome to Robbie's bike shop.
Don't loosen the cable.
Pull the lever down,
Insert a standard allen wrench in there and once you finally get it to sit in the bolt, turn it enough to ream out the metric threads, then loosen it all the way until it comes out, falls on the floor and under that car parked too close to the bike rack.
Now, become aware you may need to unwrap the bar.
Then, fold the hood back a little too hard, and rip it. Cuss and then cut it off with a razor blade.
Then realize you don't have enough slack in the cable, and simply cut it off above the caliper's lock nut.
That should do it. Welcome to Robbie's bike shop.
Haha. Yes, I think we have all been there at one stage or another.
07-22-08 | 06:20 PM
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Some others even have a hole in the face of the lever, and you insert an allen wrench into that to loosen them. Most of those, the bolt isn't accessible with the lever pulled. I've seen them in two different wrench sizes. I don't remember seeing a screwdriver headed aero lever of any brand?,,,,BD
AGC (Aero Gran Compe) for one. 3mm IIRC
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