Touring brake lever question

[Chicken Little]

I want to get rid of the auxiliary brake levers on my handlebars- the ones for braking when you are riding with your hands on straight part of the bar. (obviously a newbie here!) Does anybody know how the cables are attached to the brifters? Can this be done at all? Thanks.

[sarahspins]

You can, but it will involve replacing the cable housings - they're cut to accomodate the cross levers.

[OakLeaf]

Shimano's website has really helpful technical documents for all their parts, if that's what you have.

[HillSlugger]

I had my LBS remove mine.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Your LBS bike store can do this very easily. You'll need to replace the brake cables, so it's not something you can just 'take off' by unscrewing a few things.