Small hands and STI Levers

[Andrea]

SRAM Red has adjustable reach- supposedly Levi Leipheimer's Favorite feature of the group because he's got small hands. It's rumored that they'll be adding that feature to their other groups in the future.

[Kathi]

I love the slim nature of Campy. I use Campy Record on both of my road bikes and find them very comfortable in my small hands. Especially between the thumb and forefinger.

Handlebars make a difference too. I use the Modolo "Venus" bars. My shoulders measure 34 and they come narrow enough for me. My old bars were 38 and I didn't realize that a too wide bar affected my reach to the shifters. Even with Campy it was quite a stretch to reach the brakes from the drops. Now, with the design of the Venus bars I can reach the brakes comfortably with my ring and middle fingers.

Here's a couple of threads with my comments on the bars

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=modolo+venus

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...t=modolo+venus

And the bars on my Serotta.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=8515

BTW, my middle finger measures 2.75" and I have had 1st graders with larger hands than mine.