Adjusting brake lever reach

[velogirl]

2nd what dirtdiva sez -- that screw can easily break and the range of motion is relatively small. I've still used external (or would that be internal?) shims when fitting sora components.

[SouthernBelle]

Specialized carried shims for Shimano levers. Not sure if they have them for sora though. I got mine on ebay.

[Kalidurga]

Nope, Specialized doesn't make shims for Sora (one more reason I wanna trade up!). The plastic screw is it, unless you jury-rig something as has been suggested.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I have plain old Shimano levers (no shifters in them).
I actually did try to use home made shims to shorten my reach- i used the felt furniture feet pads with the sticky stuff on one side. Unfortunately I found that when temps hit over 90 degrees F the sticky stuff kind of melted and the pads would move around and one got lost inside the hood and I had a heck of a time trying to fish it out with tweezers! I tried a couple more variations on that, including a different material, but the method just didn't work well for me.
My hands are actually stretching a little over time to accommodate the stretch, believe it or not. It's slowly getting better. As a musician I am familiar with this phenomenon- my left hand is currently stretching to adapt to my recently taking up mandolin again- some of those 4 finger chords are bears!

[Tuckervill]

I play ukulele! I never even attempt a song with 4-finger chords. But, I'm a rank amateur, not a real musician.

I haven't encountered a situation where the brake lever reach was a safety issue. I don't ride in the drops if I can help it, but that's where they're hardest to reach. If I get in the right shape and can ride in the drops, I'd like to be able to reach them!

Karen

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I play ukulele! I never even attempt a song with 4-finger chords. But, I'm a rank amateur, not a real musician.

Hey, Ukulele Lady! I play banjo, mountain dulcimer, and a little mandolin. I used to play mando using only 2 finger chords, but I am finding the sound rings out too loud on the open strings while I'm singing (yodeling) so I enlisted a great mando playing friend to help me learn how to make 4 finger "closed" chords to get more muted chunky sound. I'm having to relearn mando from scratch now and it's a real reach challenge! I love uke and i have women friends who play uke and sing- it is a great instrument! I think the nylon strings on uke make for a softer sound when strummed open, thus 2 finger chords sound better on ukes, whereas the mando steel open strings ring out too loud.

I haven't encountered a situation where the brake lever reach was a safety issue. I don't ride in the drops if I can help it, but that's where they're hardest to reach. If I get in the right shape and can ride in the drops, I'd like to be able to reach them!

Karen

Yes I am trying to just adapt to it because i "can" make the reach so its not a safety issue. It's just a bit hard. It's easier with gloves that have only thin padding. I brake in the drops downhill, and I am managing ok- but happily i think my hands are s-l-o-w-l-y stretching more. So i figure the more I ride bike the better my mandolin playing will become! -or vice versa!