Track drops with aero lever
Can one put an aero brake lever on track drops? I want to get a pair of B123s or 125s and I'm not really a fan of the little bmx lever, but I've heard that aero levers don't really fit well on track drops. I've also never seen a picture of track drops with an aero lever on them, which only increases my worries. Is it unethical for some reason or is it just not stylish?
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Originally Posted by meatvision
(Post 10055475)
Can one put an aero brake lever on track drops? I want to get a pair of B123s or 125s and I'm not really a fan of the little bmx lever, but I've heard that aero levers don't really fit well on track drops. I've also never seen a picture of track drops with an aero lever on them, which only increases my worries. Is it unethical for some reason or is it just not stylish?
Functionally though, I would say that unless you spend > or = 50% of your time in the drops, the brake should be on the tops. |
you can do it... but why? i remember my buddy did this a little while back with normal specialized road drops and tektro levers. it felt really unstable braking at any decent speed with my hands in that position. now a panic stop!? i couldn't even imagine. i don't know if you're ss or fg or not... but i would seriously consider function over form when it comes something like braking. (actually, anything on your bike for that matter but i'll save that for another day...)
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Originally Posted by TMonk
(Post 10055491)
Well yeah the main problem is that that sounds ugly as hell.
Functionally though, I would say that unless you spend > or = 50% of your time in the drops, the brake should be on the tops. |
Yeah that's what I figured. I'm probably in the drops 90% of the time and I just bought a new brake lever last week (shimano 600, but it was only $10 so maybe I could part with it?) I hardly ever use it but whenever I need to in an emergency I instinctively grab in the drop position.
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Originally Posted by TMonk
(Post 10055491)
Well yeah the main problem is that that sounds ugly as hell.
Functionally though, I would say that unless you spend > or = 50% of your time in the drops, the brake should be on the tops. |
Originally Posted by dbgray21
(Post 10055559)
you can do it... but why? i remember my buddy did this a little while back with normal specialized road drops and tektro levers. it felt really unstable braking at any decent speed with my hands in that position. now a panic stop!? i couldn't even imagine. i don't know if you're ss or fg or not... but i would seriously consider function over form when it comes something like braking. (actually, anything on your bike for that matter but i'll save that for another day...)
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Originally Posted by dbgray21
(Post 10055559)
you can do it... but why? i remember my buddy did this a little while back with normal specialized road drops and tektro levers. it felt really unstable braking at any decent speed with my hands in that position. now a panic stop!? i couldn't even imagine. i don't know if you're ss or fg or not... but i would seriously consider function over form when it comes something like braking. (actually, anything on your bike for that matter but i'll save that for another day...)
Originally Posted by jtgotsjets
(Post 10055577)
except that with hoods... you can also spend your time in the hoods.
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Originally Posted by fuzz2050
(Post 10056559)
Wait...track drops have a position other than the drops?
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Originally Posted by jtgotsjets
(Post 10055577)
except that with hoods... you can also spend your time in the hoods.
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oh well... maybe i wasn't used to the geometry at all and it was a 61 and i ride a 58. i stand corrected. i will shut my internetz down now.
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Originally Posted by meatvision
(Post 10055475)
Is it unethical for some reason or is it just not stylish?
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Originally Posted by hairnet
(Post 10056562)
it sounds like you've never ridden a road bike
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it can be done but i don't see how it would be comfortable at all to actually ride the hoods. it would be nearly impossible to position the hoods to have a flat section and then also be able to ride the drops comfortably. just get some road bars if you want to put on hoods.
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Originally Posted by gospastic
(Post 10057101)
it can be done but i don't see how it would be comfortable at all to actually ride the hoods. it would be nearly impossible to position the hoods to have a flat section and then also be able to ride the drops comfortably. just get some road bars if you want to put on hoods.
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I like it. Stock Pista bars, aero levers. I spend equal amounts of time on the "shoulders", on the hoods, and in the drops. I like them WAY better than regular road drops.
I admit, I generally have my hoods a little lower than most people, and these are still a little lower than I'd like (maybe he had the bars tilted up). Previous owner put them on. Compared to my ideal height on black Bianchi http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs226...._6334597_n.jpghttp://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs226...._1196413_n.jpg |
aesthetically that actually doesn't look tooo bad. i know that it would kill my hands though.
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i did about hte same thing. i have shimano internal route levers with hoods on Deda Drops. love it
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Track drops are shaped very similar to old style road drops. I don't see any reason you can't run hoods. What the hell are all of those people talking about it being less stable or uncomfortable?
http://www.bikecult.com/works/archiv...becaneJSrs.JPG http://www.propellingsolutions.com/w...8/ss851783.jpg http://l.yimg.com/g/images/spaceball.gif |
oh... i was under the impression that he wanted to put the lever at the base of the bars. i feel stupid now.
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Originally Posted by TMonk
(Post 10056968)
Well if you have hoods on your bike (good idea) and you are considering installing aero brake levers on your drops then you are in a whole 'nother realm of stupid.
I've read your sentence five or six times now and I still can't figure out what the hell you're trying to say. |
I think he might be confusing Aero brake levers with something else???
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I think the common confusion here was that aero lever meant time trial levers, like seen on the brown bike with camo wrap above. That is what i thought he meant at first until I read the whole thread. Thought he wanted to install at the bottom of his drops. Weird idea, but if your drops weren't too long at the bottom, maybe if you cut em a little, I guess it could work.
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Originally Posted by stryper
(Post 10063420)
i think the common confusion here was that aero lever meant time trial levers, like seen on the brown bike with camo wrap above. That is what i thought he meant at first until i read the whole thread. Thought he wanted to install at the bottom of his drops. Weird idea, but if your drops weren't too long at the bottom, maybe if you cut em a little, i guess it could work.
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Originally Posted by stryper
(Post 10063420)
I think the common confusion here was that aero lever meant time trial levers, like seen on the brown bike with camo wrap above. That is what i thought he meant at first until I read the whole thread. Thought he wanted to install at the bottom of his drops. Weird idea, but if your drops weren't too long at the bottom, maybe if you cut em a little, I guess it could work.
Maybe I just spend too much time in C&V. |
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