Quote Originally Posted by velogirl View Post
I use the Cane Creek SCR-5C brake levers on my touring bike (the C stands for compact). They're great because they're shaped like Campy levers (smaller for small hands) and have the QR right in the lever so perfect for cantilever brakes. Lisa, you have a Rivendell, right? I think Rivendell sells them or you could order them through your LBS. They're not shimable, but they're nice and small and the spring is easy to compress.
Thanks for this recommendation- the CaneCreek SCR-5C's seem like the perfect levers for me, gum hoods too.
It seems there is no "fix" shim that I can put on my existing brake levers. I was hoping to not actually have to switch them out.
DRAT....I just finished carefully retaping, twining, and 3-coat shellacking my bars all over again when I changed my stem last month!!
I can live with my slightly annoying but not insufferable reach issue until the next time I have some reason to remove the tape again...I think I will wait til then to make the lever change. The Cane Creeks are indeed the ones I will switch to when i take the plunge to change brake levers. They look perfect.