Hey Thorn,
Would you mind measuring the distance between your shift lever and the bar for me? I can just barely reach the brakes from the drops and I'm wondering if the wing pros would be any closer. So if you could tell me the distance from the closest point to the outer edge of the bar (so the shortest total distance) that would be great.
thanks!
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05-07-2008, 08:07 PM #1
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...never met a bike that I didn't wanna ride.
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05-08-2008, 03:45 AM #2
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I'm not sure I have the right measurement, so I marked it out in the attached image. That distance is about 3.5 inches, both places.
Interestingly, the minimum distance is the same on my other bike where I can't reach the brakes from the drops. But when I'm riding that bike in the drops, my hands and reach don't fit the bar right and I end up much lower The end result is that I can't reach the brakes because I'm not reaching on the minimum distance.
Oh, I bet that just muddied the waters more, didn't it.
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05-08-2008, 06:57 AM #3
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Thanks. That was really helpful. Mine measured 3.75, so those bars would be an improvement. I could get the levers closer by rotating the bar and repositioning them, but then my tops wouldn't be nice & flat which I definitely want.
how was the quadrupedal? I had a bad cold all last week and am just now getting better so I had to pass, but the weather seemed great....never met a bike that I didn't wanna ride.
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05-08-2008, 07:29 AM #4
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The quadrupedal had great weather. We did the 55 miler, same as last year. This year, though, we weren't trashed at the end--so I think we're getting better. But, the grass was that deep spring green and the creeks were all running so the valleys were gorgeous and it made the climbs worth the effort. Oh, and the animal crackers at the rest stops just make me smile (and they're a great sugar source).
Because of the good weather and more advertising, they had a record turnout so the Humane Society should make some money off the ride (the first couple of years, they broke even).
Around midday, the wind picked up and the 100 milers had head wind for the last 30 miles or so and a beast of a hill at 92miles. We were speculating that the SAG support was going to be busy late in the day. Anyone who got peer-pressured into the 100 was going to be miserable at the end.
But it was a great ride--sorry about your cold, but, perhaps next year....
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